to reduce

Definition of to reduce in English English dictionary: reduct; bring down
The latest budget reforms are intended to bring down the level of inflation.''.; To bring down the size, quantity, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower, to impair; To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value; To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter; To lose weight; To decrease the liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off; To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen; To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture; To convert to written form (Usage note: this verb almost always take the phrase "to writing"); Same as presolve; {v} to lessen, lower, subdue, bring back; attenuate; be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise"; cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"; narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners"; To boil a liquid rapidly in order to decrease its volume by evaporation and produce a concentrated flavour and thicker consistency; To restore to its proper place or condition, as a displaced organ or part; as, to reduce a dislocation, a fracture, or a hernia; simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another; When a recipe asks you to reduce a liquid, it wants you to boil the liquid uncovered to evaporate liquid and intensify the flavor; reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site undergo meiosis; "The cells reduce"; lessen and make more modest; "reduce one's standard of living"; take off weight narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners" cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time" be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise" make smaller; "reduce an image" make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question" cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site undergo meiosis; "The cells reduce" lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation; "She reduced her niece to a servant" simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another lessen and make more modest; "reduce one's standard of living" bring to humbler or weaker state or condition; "He reduced the population to slavery; If you reduce liquid when you are cooking, or if it reduces, it is boiled in order to make it less in quantity and thicker. Boil the liquid in a small saucepan to reduce it by half Simmer until mixture reduces; reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site; To add electrons to or remove hydrogen; act of purchasing or consuming less to begin with, so as not to have to reuse or recycle later; be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"; To cook a liquid, usually a sauce or stock, over high heat, thereby decreasing its volume and intensifying its flavor; 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; To boil a liquid and reduce its quantity through evaporation; to lessen in amount, number or other quantity; To change the form of a quantity or expression without altering its value; as, to reduce fractions to their lowest terms, to a common denominator, etc; If you say that someone is reduced to doing something, you mean that they have to do it, although it is unpleasant or embarrassing. He was reduced to begging for a living; reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"; To bring to any inferior state, with respect to rank, size, quantity, quality, value, etc; take off weight; To free up space from the database or the recovery log, to allow you to delete a volume Contrast with extend; reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"; make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"; make smaller; "reduce an image"; A reducing atmosphere is one in which the environment of the furnace is low in oxygen as in a smoky fire In this state, oxygen is pulled out of the medium of the glass and any oxides in the mix undergo a chemical transformation through the process of oxidation [i e : Using cuprous oxide in a reducing atmosphere will cause isolation of the copper and result in a red coloration] One effect of the reduction process is coloration, but also opalescence, and metallic striation in the glass, the effects dependant on the mineral/ chemical constituents of the glass; {f} lessen, diminish, decrease; If you reduce something, you make it smaller in size or amount, or less in degree. It reduces the risks of heart disease The reduced consumer demand is also affecting company profits. increase; To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote; The process of freeing up enough space to allow you to delete a volume from the database or recovery log Contrast with extend; >>> x=seqdict mseqdict(dict); cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"; lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation; "She reduced her niece to a servant"; simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another lessen and make more modest; "reduce one's standard of living"; To use less; To bring into a certain order, arrangement, classification, etc; boil down a liquid like stock or sauce to make it thicker and more flavourful; To bring to terms; to humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture; as, to reduce a province or a fort; Renewable resource Resources; to bring under rules or within certain limits of descriptions and terms adapted to use in computation; as, to reduce animals or vegetables to a class or classes; to reduce a series of observations in astronomy; to reduce language to rules; To bring to an inferior state or condition; bring to humbler or weaker state or condition; "He reduced the population to slavery; If someone or something reduces you to tears, they make you feel so unhappy that you cry. The attentions of the media reduced her to tears; To boil a liquid until a portion of it has evaporated Reducing intensifies the flavor and results in a thicker liquid; as, to reduce a substance to powder, or to a pasty mass; to reduce fruit, wood, or paper rags, to pulp; To thicken a liquid and concentrate its flavor by boiling; bring to humbler or weaker state or condition; "He reduced the population to slavery"; to make less, fewer, or smaller; to decrease; undergo meiosis; "The cells reduce"; (also referred to as "waste prevention") to reduce the amount of solid waste generated or resources used, without increasing toxicity, in the design, manufacture, purchase or use of products or packaging Does not include reuse, recycling, or composting; lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"; To free up space from the database or recovery log, to allow you to delete a volume Contrast with extend; To decrease the volume of a liquid by boiling it rapidly in an uncovered pan; put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

to reduce

Hyphenation

to re·duce

Turkish pronunciation

tı ridus

Pronunciation

/tə rēˈdo͞os/ /tə riːˈduːs/

Etymology

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.