1. (adverb)
reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
- cut down on; make a reduction in
2. (adverb)
reduce
- make less complex
3. (adverb)
reduce
- bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
4. (adverb)
reduce
- simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
5. (adverb)
reduce
- lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
6. (adverb)
reduce, come down, boil down
- be the essential element
7. (adverb)
shrink, reduce
- reduce in size; reduce physically
8. (adverb)
reduce
- lessen and make more modest
9. (adverb)
reduce, scale down
- make smaller
10. (adverb)
deoxidize, deoxidise, reduce
- to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
11. (adverb)
reduce, tighten
- narrow or limit
12. (adverb)
repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce
- put down by force or intimidation
13. (adverb)
reduce
- undergo meiosis
14. (adverb)
reduce
- reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
15. (adverb)
reduce
- destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
16. (adverb)
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
17. (adverb)
boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrate
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
18. (adverb)
reduce, boil down, concentrate
- cook until very little liquid is left
19. (adverb)
dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
20. (adverb)
reduce, melt off, lose weight, slim, slenderize, thin, slim down
- take off weight
Synonyms of 'reduce'
