reduce

phonetic symbol: / rədús | rɪdús | ridús / 

reduce - English Dictionary

[ verb ]
■ take off weight
lose weight , melt off , slenderize , slim , slim down , thin

[ verb ]
■ lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
cut , dilute , thin , thin out

[ verb ]
■ narrow or limit
e.g.)
・reduce the influx of foreigners
tighten

[ verb ]
■ cook until very little liquid is left
e.g.)
・The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time
boil down , concentrate

[ verb ]
■ be cooked until very little liquid is left
e.g.)
・The sauce should reduce to one cup
boil down , concentrate , decoct

[ verb ]
■ be the essential element
boil down , come down

[ verb ]
■ 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
deoxidise , deoxidize

[ verb ]
■ make smaller
e.g.)
・reduce an image
scale down

[ verb ]
■ reduce in size
■ reduce physically
shrink

[ verb ]
■ make less complex
e.g.)
・reduce a problem to a single question

[ verb ]
■ reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
abbreviate , abridge , contract , cut , foreshorten , shorten

[ verb ]
■ cut down on
■ make a reduction in
e.g.)
・reduce your daily fat intake
bring down , cut , cut back , cut down , trim , trim back , trim down

[ verb ]
■ destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it

[ verb ]
■ reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site

[ verb ]
■ undergo meiosis
e.g.)
・The cells reduce

[ verb ]
■ lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
e.g.)
・She reduced her niece to a servant

[ verb ]
■ simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another

[ verb ]
■ lessen and make more modest
e.g.)
・reduce one's standard of living

[ verb ]
■ bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
e.g.)
・He reduced the population to slavery

[ verb ]
■ put down by force or intimidation
keep down , quash , repress , subdue , subjugate

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