
[Middle English reducen, to bring back, from Old French reducier, from Latin redūcere : re-, re- + dūcere, to lead.]
reducer re·duc'er n.| recur, rector, recto | |
| reductio ad absurdum, redundancy, refectory |
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
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
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.
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| redox state, redox reaction, redox potential | |
| reduced folate carrier, reducing agent, reducing end |
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.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - reducere, begrænse, mindske, svække, gøre hjælpeløs, få til at græde
v. intr. - reducere, tabe sig (for meget)
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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
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Deutsch (German)
v. - senken, verbilligen, einrichten, reduzieren
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Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ελαττώνω, μειώνω, περιορίζω, περικόπτω, υποβιβάζω, υποβαθμίζω, κατεβάζω, αδυνατίζω, χάνω βάρος, μικραίνω, περιάγω (σε απελπισία κ.λπ.), μειώνω την τιμή, κάνω έκπτωση
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Italiano (Italian)
ridurre, sottomettere
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Português (Portuguese)
v. - reduzir, simplificar, limitar
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Русский (Russian)
превращать, сокращать, вынуждать
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Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - reducir, disminuir, rebajar, someter
v. intr. - reducirse, adelgazar, perder peso
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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
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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
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한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 줄이다, ~로 만들다, 할인하다, 분해하다, 격하시키다, 떨어뜨리다
v. intr. - 줄다, 축소하다, 쇠하다
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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
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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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