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Synonyms for reduced

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ri-doost, -dyoost
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈdust, -ˈdyust

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Définition of reduced

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.
  • adj made smaller
  • adj made lower
  • adj made orderly
Example sentences :
  • I wouldn't be surprised if the next Consolidated dividend was reduced.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The duties were to be reduced and the system improved, but the principle was to be maintained.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • They were now reduced to one room, and the boys slept on the floor.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Even Miss Grange, now reduced to second place, remonstrated with her senior.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • In a few minutes Katy had reduced her emotions to a dry sniffle.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • But, there is a limit beyond which the plane surface cannot be reduced with safety.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • His servants had all left him, and he had been reduced to taking his meals at the inn.
  • Extract from : « Questionable Shapes » by William Dean Howells
  • The clumsy framework of the receiver was reduced to a neat and portable size.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • When the soup is reduced to three quarts, it is done enough.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Let it boil till the liquid is reduced to one quart, and skim it well.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

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