reduce

v., -duced, -duc·ing, -duc·es.

v.tr.

1. To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish. See synonyms at decrease.
2. To bring to a humbler, weaker, difficult, or forced state or condition; especially:
   1. To gain control of; conquer: “a design to reduce them under absolute despotism” (Declaration of Independence).
   2. To subject to destruction: Enemy bombers reduced the city to rubble.
   3. To weaken bodily: was reduced almost to emaciation.
   4. To sap the spirit or mental energy of.
   5. To compel to desperate acts: The Depression reduced many to begging on street corners.
   6. To lower in rank or grade. See synonyms at demote.
   7. To powder or pulverize.
   8. To thin (paint) with a solvent.
3. To lower the price of: The store has drastically reduced winter coats.
4. To put in order or arrange systematically.
5. To separate into orderly components by analysis.
6. Chemistry.
   1. To decrease the valence of (an atom) by adding electrons.
   2. To remove oxygen from (a compound).
   3. To add hydrogen to (a compound).
   4. To change to a metallic state by removing nonmetallic constituents; smelt.
7. Mathematics. To simplify the form of (an expression, such as a fraction) without changing the value.
8. Medicine. To restore (a fractured or displaced body part) to a normal condition or position.

v.intr.

1. To become diminished.
2. To lose weight, as by dieting.
3. Biology. To undergo meiosis.

[Middle English reducen, to bring back, from Old French reducier, from Latin redūcere : re-, re- + dūcere, to lead.]

reducer re·duc'er n.
reducibility re·duc'i·bil'i·ty n.
reducible re·duc'i·ble adj.
reducibly re·duc'i·bly adv.

The process of boiling a mixture (especially when making a sauce, soup, or syrup) in an uncovered pan to evaporate surplus liquid and give a more concentrated product.

Culinarily, to boil a liquid (usually stock, wine or a sauce mixture) rapidly until the volume is reduced by evaporation, thereby thickening the consistency and intensifying the flavor. Such a mixture is sometimes referred to as a reduction.

verb

1. To grow or cause to grow gradually less: abate, decrease, diminish, drain, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, peter (out), rebate, tail away (or off), taper (off). See increase/decrease.
2. To make short or shorter the duration or extent of: abbreviate, abridge, condense, curtail, shorten. See increase/decrease, long/short.
3. To lower in rank or grade: break, bump, degrade, demote, downgrade. Slang bust. See rise/fall.
4. To become or make less in price or value: cheapen, depreciate, depress, devaluate, devalue, downgrade, lower², mark down, write down. See increase/decrease, money.
5. To lose body weight, as by dieting: slim (down), trim down. See fat/thin, increase/decrease.

v

Definition: defeat
Antonyms: win

v

Definition: humble, humiliate
Antonyms: invigorate, raise, strengthen

v

Definition: make less; decrease
Antonyms: enlarge, expand, extend, grow, increase, raise, upgrade

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n

A solution used to remove some silver from the image on a radiograph and thereby produce a less intense image; an oxidizing agent used to remove excess density.

v. archaic conquer (a place), in particular besiege and capture (a town or fortress).

reduce someone to the ranks demote a noncommissioned officer to an ordinary soldier.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Permitting of reduction.

IN BRIEF: To make smaller or decrease. Also: To lose weight, as by dieting.

To multiply the harbors does not reduce the sea. — Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - reducere, begrænse, mindske, svække, gøre hjælpeløs, få til at græde
v. intr. - reducere, tabe sig (for meget)

idioms:

• be reduced to poverty    blive bragt til tiggerstaven
• reduce someone to silence    få til at tabe mælet
• reduce someone to tears    få til at græde
• reduced circumstances    trange kår
• reducing agent    reduktionsmiddel

Nederlands (Dutch)
verkleinen, inkrimpen, brengen tot, verlagen, herleiden, degraderen, verzwakken, beperken, onderwerpen, tot pulver maken/worden, indikken, inkorten, reduceren, zetten (bot/gewricht), minder compact maken (negatief/foto)

Français (French)
v. tr. - baisser, (Méd) résorber, faire baisser (la fièvre), (Comm) réduire, (Aut) ralentir, réduire (une carte), condenser (un article), (Mil) rétrograder, réduire (au silence), réduire/simplifier, (Math) réduire, (Jur) réduire (une sentence), (Culin) faire réduire
v. intr. - maigrir, perdre du poids

idioms:

• reduce someone to silence    réduire qn au silence
• reduce someone to tears    faire pleurer qn
• reduced circumstances    circonstances atténuantes
• reduced to poverty    en être réduit à la pauvreté
• reducing agent    agent réducteur

Deutsch (German)
v. - senken, verbilligen, einrichten, reduzieren

idioms:

• reduce someone to silence    verstummen lassen
• reduce someone to tears    zum Weinen bringen
• reduced circumstances    verarmte Verhältnisse
• reduced to poverty    verarmen
• reducing agent    (Chem.) Reduktionsmittel

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ελαττώνω, μειώνω, περιορίζω, περικόπτω, υποβιβάζω, υποβαθμίζω, κατεβάζω, αδυνατίζω, χάνω βάρος, μικραίνω, περιάγω (σε απελπισία κ.λπ.), μειώνω την τιμή, κάνω έκπτωση

idioms:

• be reduced to poverty    έχω οδηγηθεί σε ένδεια
• reduce someone to silence    βουβαίνω, κάνω να σωπάσει, φιμώνω
• reduce someone to tears    κάνω κάποιον να βάλει τα κλάματα
• reduced circumstances    περιορισμένα οικονομικά μέσα, ανέχεια
• reducing agent    (χημ.) αναγωγικό μέσον

Italiano (Italian)
ridurre, sottomettere

idioms:

• be reduced to poverty    essere ridotto in povertà
• reduce someone to silence    ridurre qualcuno al silenzio
• reduce someone to tears    portare qualcuno alla lacrime
• reduced circumstances    strettezze
• reducing agent    agente riducente

Português (Portuguese)
v. - reduzir, simplificar, limitar

idioms:

• be reduced to poverty    empobrecer
• reduce someone to silence    calar
• reduce someone to tears    fazer chorar
• reduced circumstances    perda de poder aquisitivo
• reducing agent    redutor

Русский (Russian)
превращать, сокращать, вынуждать

idioms:

• be reduced to poverty    быть доведенным до нищеты
• reduce someone to silence    заставить кого-либо молчать
• reduce someone to tears    довести кого-либо до слез
• reduced circumstances    стесненные обстоятельства
• reducing agent    восстановитель

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - reducir, disminuir, rebajar, someter
v. intr. - reducirse, adelgazar, perder peso

idioms:

• reduce someone to silence    reducir a alguien al silencio
• reduce someone to tears    hacer llorar a alguien
• reduced circumstances    pasar estrecheces, estar en apuros
• reduced to poverty    quedar sumido en la pobreza, reducido a la pobreza
• reducing agent    reductor, agente debilitador

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - reducera, försätta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
减少, 降低, 缩小, 使处于, 减轻体重, 减肥

idioms:

• be reduced to poverty    倾家荡产
• reduce someone to silence    使某人住嘴
• reduce someone to tears    使某人流泪
• reduced circumstances    较以前穷困的地步
• reducing agent    还原剂

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 減少, 降低, 縮小, 使處於
v. intr. - 減少, 降低, 縮小, 減輕體重, 減肥

idioms:

• be reduced to poverty    傾家蕩產
• reduce someone to silence    使某人住嘴
• reduce someone to tears    使某人流淚
• reduced circumstances    較以前窮困的地步
• reducing agent    還原劑

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 줄이다, ~로 만들다, 할인하다, 분해하다, 격하시키다, 떨어뜨리다
v. intr. - 줄다, 축소하다, 쇠하다

idioms:

• be reduced to poverty    영락 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 減らす, 縮小する, 下げる, 変える, 減量する, させる, 還元する, 分解する, 換算する, 約分する, 弱める

idioms:

• reduce someone to silence    人を沈黙させる
• reduce someone to tears    人を泣かす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخفض, يقلل, يصغر, يختصر, يوجز, يكره, يخضع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפחית, הביא ל-, הקטין, פירק, הפך, כבש, צימצם, הוריד (בדרגה, מעמד וכו'), החליש, רושש, הכניע, הרכיב עם מימן, הפך (תחמוצת וכו') למתכת, שיחזר/החזיר למקום (איבר חסר/נקוע וכו') בניתוח, הרתיח תבשיל (רוטב, נוזלים וכו') כדי לעבותו שוב‬
v. intr. - ‮פחת, רזה, ירד במשקל‬

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