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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ri-doos, -dyoos |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈdus, -ˈdyus |
Definition of reduce
Origin :- late 14c., "bring back," from Old French reducer (14c.), from Latin reducere "lead back, bring back," figuratively "restore, replace," from re- "back" (see re-) + ducere "bring, lead" (see duke (n.)). Meaning "bring to an inferior condition" is 1570s; that of "bring to a lower rank" is 1640s (military reduce to ranks is from 1802); that of "subdue by force of arms" is 1610s. Sense of "to lower, diminish, lessen" is from 1787. Related: Reduced; reducing.
- verb make less; decrease
- verb defeat
- verb humble, humiliate
- My plan was to reduce each man's ration of flower from 7lbs.
- Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell
- "While you're reducing the size of it you might also reduce the pain in it," said Dick.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- The action of the soul is to reduce fear to simple prudence.
- Extract from : « Initiation into Philosophy » by Emile Faguet
- Then add three tablespoonsful of vinegar and reduce the sauce.
- Extract from : « The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: » by Mrs. W. G. Waters
- Skim the stock and reduce it to a glaze to cover the sweetbreads.
- Extract from : « The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: » by Mrs. W. G. Waters
- Let this simmer for half an hour, so as to reduce it to a thick sauce.
- Extract from : « The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: » by Mrs. W. G. Waters
- When they are cooked pour off the sauce, skim off the grease and reduce it.
- Extract from : « The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: » by Mrs. W. G. Waters
- And the losses will almost hourly reduce Gilmore's small force.
- Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
- Worse than that, he could not reduce it to the normal, try as he might.
- Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
- It was necessary to reduce the rent in some way in order to permit the villains to live.
- Extract from : « The Enclosures in England » by Harriett Bradley
Synonyms for reduce
- abase
- abate
- abridge
- bankrupt
- bant
- bear down
- beat down
- break
- bring
- bring low
- bump
- bust
- cheapen
- chop
- clip
- conquer
- contract
- cripple
- crush
- curtail
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- debase
- declass
- deflate
- degrade
- demerit
- demote
- depreciate
- depress
- diet
- dilute
- diminish
- disable
- discount
- disgrade
- disrate
- downgrade
- drain
- drive
- dwindle
- enfeeble
- force
- go on a diet
- impair
- impoverish
- lessen
- lose weight
- lower
- mark down
- master
- moderate
- nutshell
- overcome
- overpower
- pare
- pauperize
- rebate
- recede
- roll back
- ruin
- scale down
- shave
- shorten
- slash
- slim
- slow down
- step down
- subdue
- subjugate
- take down a peg
- take off weight
- taper
- taper off
- tone down
- trim
- truncate
- turn down
- undermine
- vanquish
- weaken
- wind down
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