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To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.transitive
- to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc.
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To lose weight.intransitive
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To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.transitive
- to reduce a sergeant to the ranks
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To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.transitive
- to reduce a province or a fort
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To bring to an inferior state or condition.transitive
- to reduce a city to ashes
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To be forced by circumstances (into something one considers unworthy).transitive
- reduced to silence
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To decrease the liquid content of (a food) by boiling much of its water off.transitive
- Serve the oxtails with mustard or a sauce made by reducing the soup, if any is left, to a slightly thick sauce.
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To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.transitive
- Formaldehyde can be reduced to form methanol.
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To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.transitive
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To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.transitive
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