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15 Definitions of: reduce

    1. verb, to make or become smaller in size, number, extent, degree, intensity, etc
    2. verb, to bring into a certain state, condition, etc
    3. verb, to make or become slimmer; lose or cause to lose excess weight
    4. verb, to impoverish (esp in the phrase in reduced circumstances)
    5. verb, to bring into a state of submission to one's authority; subjugate
    6. verb, to bring down the price of (a commodity)
    7. verb, to lower the rank or status of; demote
    8. verb, to set out systematically as an aid to understanding; simplify
    9. verb, maths to modify or simplify the form of (an expression or equation), esp by substitution of one term by another
    10. verb, cookery to make (a sauce, stock, etc) more concentrated by boiling away some of the water in it
    11. verb, to thin out (paint) by adding oil, turpentine, etc; dilute
    12. 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
    13. 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
    14. verb, surgery to manipulate or reposition (a broken or displaced bone, organ, or part) back to its normal site
    15. verb, biology to undergo or cause to undergo meiosis
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