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reduce


Definition: Meaning of, reduce in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɪˈdjuːs;rɪˈdʒuːs /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
reduce reduced reduced
Present Participle Third Person Singular
reducing reduces
  1. [transitive] to make something smaller or less in size, amount, or price [↪  reduction] [=  cut]
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  2. [intransitive and transitive] if you reduce a liquid, or if it reduces, you boil it so that there is less of it
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  3. [intransitive] especially American English to become thinner by losing weight [↪  diet]
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  4. be in reduced circumstances old-fashioned to be poorer than you were before
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reduce used in phrasal verbs

  • reduce to (phrasal verb)
    1. reduce something to something to make something change into a different form by damaging it or crushing it
    2. reduce someone to something to force someone into an unpleasant state or situation
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