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reduce Definition
(v)
cut
down
on
;
make
a
reduction
in
; "
reduce
your
daily
fat
intake
"; "
The
employer
wants
to
cut
back
health
benefits
"
(v)
make
less
complex
; "
reduce
a
problem
to
a
single
question
"
(v)
bring
to
humbler
or
weaker
state
or
condition
; "
He
reduced
the
population
to
slavery
"
(v)
simplify
the
form
of
a
mathematical
equation
of
expression
by
substituting
one
term
for
another
(v)
lower
in
grade
or
rank
or
force
somebody
into
an
undignified
situation
; "
She
reduced
her
niece
to
a
servant
"
(v)
be
the
essential
element
; "
The
proposal
boils
down
to
a
compromise
"
(v)
reduce
in
size
;
reduce
physically
; "
Hot
water
will
shrink
the
sweater
"; "
Can
you
shrink
this
image
?"
(v)
lessen
and
make
more
modest
; "
reduce
one
''
s
standard
of
living
"
(v)
make
smaller
; "
reduce
an
image
"
(v)
to
remove
oxygen
from
a
compound
,
or
cause
to
react
with
hydrogen
or
form
a
hydride
,
or
to
undergo
an
increase
in
the
number
of
electrons
(v)
narrow
or
limit
; "
reduce
the
influx
of
foreigners
"
(v)
put
down
by
force
or
intimidation
; "
The
government
quashes
any
attempt
of
an
uprising
"; "
China
keeps
down
her
dissidents
very
efficiently
"; "
The
rich
landowners
subjugated
the
peasants
working
the
land
"
(v)
undergo
meiosis
; "
The
cells
reduce
"
(v)
reposition
(
a
broken
bone
after
surgery
)
back
to
its
normal
site
(v)
reduce
in
scope
while
retaining
essential
elements
; "
The
manuscript
must
be
shortened
"
(v)
be
cooked
until
very
little
liquid
is
left
; "
The
sauce
should
reduce
to
one
cup
"
(v)
cook
until
very
little
liquid
is
left
; "
The
cook
reduced
the
sauce
by
boiling
it
for
a
long
time
"
(v)
lessen
the
strength
or
flavor
of
a
solution
or
mixture
; "
cut
bourbon
"
(v)
take
off
weight
reduce Synonyms
abbreviate
abridge
boil down
bring down
come down
concentrate
contract
cut
cut back
cut down
decoct
deoxidise
deoxidize
dilute
foreshorten
keep down
lose weight
melt off
quash
reduce
repress
scale down
shorten
shrink
slenderize
slim
slim down
subdue
subjugate
thin
thin out
tighten
trim
trim back
trim down
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