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The definition of reduce
15 Definitions of: reduce
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- verb, to make or become smaller in size, number, extent, degree, intensity, etc
- verb, to bring into a certain state, condition, etc
- verb, to make or become slimmer; lose or cause to lose excess weight
- verb, to impoverish (esp in the phrase in reduced circumstances)
- verb, to bring into a state of submission to one's authority; subjugate
- verb, to bring down the price of (a commodity)
- verb, to lower the rank or status of; demote
- verb, to set out systematically as an aid to understanding; simplify
- verb, maths to modify or simplify the form of (an expression or equation), esp by substitution of one term by another
- verb, cookery to make (a sauce, stock, etc) more concentrated by boiling away some of the water in it
- verb, to thin out (paint) by adding oil, turpentine, etc; dilute
- verb, chem a) to undergo or cause to undergo a chemical reaction with hydrogen or formation of a hydride b) to lose or cause to lose oxygen atoms c) to undergo or cause to undergo an increase in the number of electrons. Compare oxidize
- verb, photog to lessen the density of (a negative or print) by converting some of the blackened silver in the emulsion to soluble silver compounds by an oxidation process using a photographic reducer
- verb, surgery to manipulate or reposition (a broken or displaced bone, organ, or part) back to its normal site
- verb, biology to undergo or cause to undergo meiosis
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of reduce