Definition of "reduce"
- verb
To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower, to impair.
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.
To decrease the liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.
To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
To convert to written form (Usage note: this verb almost always take the phrase "to writing").
To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
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