Reduce
verbVerb
cut down on; make a reduction in
“reduce your daily fat intake”
be cooked until very little liquid is left
“The sauce should reduce to one cup”
Similar:ConcentrateDecoctType of:DiminishLessenFallmake smaller
“reduce an image”
Type of:Shrinknarrow or limit
“reduce the influx of foreigners”
Similar:TightenType of:LimitConfineTrammelcook until very little liquid is left
“The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time”
Similar:ConcentrateType of:LessenMinifyDecreasebring to humbler or weaker state or condition
“He reduced the population to slavery”
Type of:BreakBumpDemotelessen and make more modest
“reduce one's standard of living”
Type of:Impoverishlower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
“She reduced her niece to a servant”
Type of:DegradeDemeanDisgracemake less complex
“reduce a problem to a single question”
Type of:Simplifyundergo meiosis
“The cells reduce”
Type of:DividePartSeparatetake off weight
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Type of:LessenMinifyDecreasebe the essential element
Type of:BecomeTurnput down by force or intimidation
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
Similar:DeoxidiseDeoxidizeType of:Changereduce in size; reduce physically
Similar:ShrinkType of:DecreaseMinifyLessendestress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
Type of:De-emphasizeDe-emphasiseDestressreposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
Type of:Repositionsimplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
Type of:InterchangeReplaceExchange
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