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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

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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IN BRIEF: adj. - Qualified to be lessened.

Things do not happen according to plan, and they are not reducible to tidy models. — ldoceonline.com

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to cause or undergo reduction.

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Permitting of reduction.

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.

For a list of words related to reduce, see:

• Cooking Techniques - reduce: (vb) cook liquid to decrease quantity and concentrate flavor
• Reasoning and Examination - reduce: comprehend something complex by analyzing its component parts
• Disapproval, Disrespect, and Denial - reduce: (vb) downgrade, demote

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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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