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▸ verb: simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
▸ verb: narrow or limit ("Reduce the influx of foreigners")
▸ verb: cook until very little liquid is left ("The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time")
▸ verb: be the essential element
▸ verb: lessen and make more modest ("Reduce one's standard of living")
▸ verb: make smaller ("Reduce an image")
▸ verb: make less complex ("Reduce a problem to a single question")
▸ verb: bring to humbler or weaker state or condition ("He reduced the population to slavery")
▸ verb: cut down on; make a reduction in ("Reduce your daily fat intake")
▸ verb: take off weight
▸ verb: reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
▸ verb: undergo meiosis ("The cells reduce")
▸ verb: lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation ("She reduced her niece to a servant")
▸ verb: be cooked until very little liquid is left ("The sauce should reduce to one cup")
▸ verb: reduce in size; reduce physically
▸ 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
▸ verb: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
▸ verb: put down by force or intimidation
▸ verb: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
▸ Also see reducing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to reduce
▸ Usage examples for reduce
▸ Idioms related to reduce (New!)
▸ Words that often appear near reduce
▸ Rhymes of reduce
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▸ verb: simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
▸ verb: narrow or limit ("Reduce the influx of foreigners")
▸ verb: cook until very little liquid is left ("The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time")
▸ verb: be the essential element
▸ verb: lessen and make more modest ("Reduce one's standard of living")
▸ verb: make smaller ("Reduce an image")
▸ verb: make less complex ("Reduce a problem to a single question")
▸ verb: bring to humbler or weaker state or condition ("He reduced the population to slavery")
▸ verb: cut down on; make a reduction in ("Reduce your daily fat intake")
▸ verb: take off weight
▸ verb: reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
▸ verb: undergo meiosis ("The cells reduce")
▸ verb: lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation ("She reduced her niece to a servant")
▸ verb: be cooked until very little liquid is left ("The sauce should reduce to one cup")
▸ verb: reduce in size; reduce physically
▸ 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
▸ verb: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
▸ verb: put down by force or intimidation
▸ verb: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
▸ Also see reducing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to reduce
▸ Usage examples for reduce
▸ Idioms related to reduce (New!)
▸ Words that often appear near reduce
▸ Rhymes of reduce
▸ Invented words related to reduce