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verb (v)
cut down on; make a reduction in (verb.change)
Example: Reduce your daily fat intake.
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make less complex (verb.change)
Example: Reduce a problem to a single question.
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bring to humbler or weaker state or condition (verb.social)
Example: He reduced the population to slavery.
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simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another (verb.possession)
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lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation (verb.emotion)
Example: She reduced her niece to a servant.
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be the essential element (verb.change)
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reduce in size; reduce physically (verb.change)
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lessen and make more modest (verb.possession)
Example: Reduce one's standard of living.
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make smaller (verb.change)
Example: Reduce an image.
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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.change)
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narrow or limit (verb.change)
Example: Reduce the influx of foreigners.
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put down by force or intimidation (verb.social)
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undergo meiosis (verb.contact)
Example: The cells reduce.
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reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site (verb.contact)
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destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it (verb.change)
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reduce in scope while retaining essential elements (verb.change)
Synonym: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, shorten Antonym: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate
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be cooked until very little liquid is left (verb.change)
Example: The sauce should reduce to one cup.
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cook until very little liquid is left (verb.change)
Example: The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time.
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lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture (verb.change)
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take off weight (verb.body)
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To bring or lead back to any former place or condition. (verb)
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