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Meaning
Verb
●
To
bring down
the
size
,
quantity
, quality, value or
intensity
of something; to
diminish
, to lower.
●
To
lose
weight.
●
To
bring to
an
inferior
rank
; to
degrade
, to demote.
●
To
humble
; to
conquer
; to
subdue
; to capture.
●
To
bring to
an
inferior
state or condition.
●
In Cooking:
To
decrease
the
liquid
content
of food by
boiling
much of its water off.
●
In Chemistry:
To
add
electrons
/
hydrogen
or to
remove
oxygen.
●
In Metallurgy:
To
produce
metal
from
ore
by
removing
nonmetallic
elements
in a smelter.
●
In Mathematics:
To
simplify
an
equation
or
formula
without
changing
its value.
●
In Computer science:
To
express
the
solution
of a problem
in terms of
another (known) algorithm.
●
In Logic:
To
convert
a
syllogism
to a
clearer
or
simpler
form.
●
In Law:
To
convert
to
written
form. (Usage
note
: this
verb
almost always
appears
as "reduce to writing".)
●
In Medicine:
To
perform
a
reduction
; to
restore
a
fracture
or
dislocation
to the
correct
alignment.
●
In Military:
To
reform
a
line
or
column
from (a square).
●
In Military:
To
strike off
the payroll.
●
In Scottish English & Law:
To
annul
by
legal
means.
●
To
translate
(a
book
,
document
, etc.).
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Origin
reduce
English
reducere
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Cut
Decrease
Lower
Inspissate
Thicken
Ease
Abbreviate
Decreases
Slashes
Downgrade
Diminution
Contract
Impair
Lowers
Diminished
Abase
Lessened
Decreasing
Decreased
Alleviating
Shortening
Slashed
Slash
Curtailment
Lowered
Abatement
Lessening
Lowering
Lessen
Knock Down
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Antonyms
Increase
Related
Minimize
Mitigate
Minimise
Curtail
Eliminate
Diminish
Restrict
Limit
Alleviate
Halve
Maximize
Prevent
Minimizing
Improve
Reduction
Curb
Enhance
Remove
Minimization
Avoid
Shrink
Shorten
Raise
Relieve
Reductions
Minimising
Control
Boost
Recycle
Decline
Deplete
Decrement
Attenuate
Calculate
Overcome
Increases
Suppress
Offset
Bring Down
Cut Down
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Rhymes
Use
Loos
Puce
Luce
Zeus
Truce
Boose
Moose
Noose
Bruce
Juice
Bruce
Jesus
Deuce
Reuse
Hoose
Loose
Educe
Goose
Abduce
Adduce
Spruce
Excuse
Deduce
Reduce
Induce
Sluice
Obtuse
Mousse
Produce
Profuse
Caboose
Conduce
Recluse
Diffuse
Abstruse
Chartreuse
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