reduce

reduce: [[t]rɪdju͟ːs, AM -du͟ːs[/t]]
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reduces, reducing, reduced

1) VERB If you reduce something, you make it smaller in size or amount, or less in degree.

[V n] It reduces the risks of heart disease...

[V n] Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent...

[V-ed] The reduced consumer demand is also affecting company profits.

Ant:

increase

2) VERB: usu passive If someone is reduced to a weaker or inferior state, they become weaker or inferior as a result of something that happens to them.

[be V-ed to n] They were reduced to extreme poverty...

[V-ed] They wanted the army reduced to a police force.

3) VERB: usu passive If you say that someone is reduced to doing something, you mean that they have to do it, although it is unpleasant or embarrassing.

[be V-ed to n/-ing] He was reduced to begging for a living.

4) VERB: usu passive If something is changed to a different or less complicated form, you can say that it is reduced to that form.

[be V-ed to n] All the buildings in the town have been reduced to rubble...

[be V-ed to n] Politics has been reduced to class struggle.

5) V-ERG If you reduce liquid when you are cooking, or if it reduces, it is boiled in order to make it less in quantity and thicker.

[V n] Boil the liquid in a small saucepan to reduce it by half...

Simmer until mixture reduces.

6) PHRASE: usu in PHR If you say that someone is living in reduced circumstances, you mean that they do not have as much money as they used to have. [FORMAL]

They are the descendants of emperors and kings and are now living in reduced circumstances.

7) PHRASE: V inflects If someone or something reduces you to silence, they make you feel so upset or confused that you cannot speak.

Her challenge reduced them to silence.

8) PHRASE: V inflects If someone or something reduces you to tears, they make you feel so sad that you cry.

The attentions of the media reduced her to tears.

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Synonyms:

Bring, restore / Render, form, mould, make, shape, model, remodel, convert into, resolve into, change into, bring into, bring to / Diminish, contract, lessen, abate, decrease, attenuate, contract, abridge, curtail, shorten, cut short, cut down, make less / Depress, debase, lower, degrade, impair, weaken, dwarf / Subdue, subject, conquer, subjugate, overpower, overthrow, vanquish, master, bring into subjection / Impoverish, ruin, bring to want, bring to poverty / Solve, resolve

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reduce — REDÚCE, redúc, vb. III. tranz. 1. A micşora, a scădea, a diminua (ca proporţii, cantitate, intensitate). ♦ spec. A micşora dimensiunile unei hărţi, ale unei piese etc., păstrând aceleaşi proporţii între elementele componente; a reproduce la… … Dicționar Român
Reduce — Re*duce (r[ e]*d[=u]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reduced} ( d[=u]st ),; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reducing} ( d[=u] s[i^]ng).] [L. reducere, reductum; pref. red . re , re + ducere to lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Redoubt}, n.] 1. To bring or lead back to any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reduce — re‧duce [rɪˈdjuːs ǁ rɪˈduːs] verb [transitive] to make something less or smaller in price, amount, or size: • Jobs have been cut in order to reduce costs. • Prices have been reduced by 20%. reduce something (from something) to something … Financial and business terms
reduce — re·duce /ri düs, dyüs/ vt re·duced, re·duc·ing 1: to make smaller 2 a: to convert (a chose in action) into a chose in possession enforcement action sought to reduce to possession her property interest in the...determination of money damages… … Law dictionary
Reduce — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda REDUCE es un programa de uso general de álgebra computacional (CAS) encaminado hacia usos en física. Comenzó a ser desarrollado desde la década de 1960 por Anthony Hearn, desde enctonces, muchos científicos de todo… … Wikipedia Español
reduce — ► VERB 1) make or become smaller or less in amount, degree, or size. 2) (reduce to) change (something) to (a simpler or more basic form). 3) (reduce to) bring to (an undesirable state or action). 4) boil (a sauce or other liquid) so that it… … English terms dictionary
reduce — [v1] make less; decrease abate, abridge, bankrupt, bant, break, cheapen, chop, clip, contract, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, debase, deflate, depreciate, depress, diet, dilute, diminish, discount, drain, dwindle, go on a diet*, impair,… … New thesaurus
reduce — [ri do͞os′, ridyo͞os′] vt. reduced, reducing [ME reducen < L reducere, to lead back < re , back + ducere, to lead: see DUCT] 1. a) to lessen in any way, as in size, weight, amount, value, price, etc.; diminish b) to put into a simpler or… … English World dictionary
reduce — (v.) late 14c., bring back, from O.Fr. reducer (14c.), from L. reducere, from re back (see RE (Cf. re )) + ducere bring, lead (see DUKE (Cf. duke) (n.)). Sense of to lower, diminish, lessen is from 1787. Etymological sense preserved in military… … Etymology dictionary
reduce — / rɛdutʃe/ s.m. e f. [dal lat. redux ŭcis, der. di ducĕre guidare , col pref. re ]. 1. [chi ritorna dalla guerra] ▶◀ ex combattente. 2. (estens.) [chi è appena uscito da un esperienza negativa, con la prep. da : essere r. da una lunga malattia ] … Enciclopedia Italiana
reduce — 1 *decrease, lessen, diminish, abate, dwindle Analogous words: *shorten, abridge, abbreviate, curtail, retrench: *contract, shrink, condense Contrasted words: *increase, augment, enlarge, multiply: *extend … New Dictionary of Synonyms

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