cut down on; make a reduction in; reduce your daily fat intake; The employer wants to cut back health benefits
[ Syn: cut down , cut back , trim , trim down , trim back , cut , bring down ]
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
narrow or limit; reduce the influx of foreigners
[ Syn: tighten ]
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
undergo meiosis; The cells reduce'
reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; The manuscript must be shortened
[ Syn: abridge , foreshorten , abbreviate , shorten , cut , contract ]
be cooked until very little liquid is left; The sauce should reduce to one cup
[ Syn: boil down , decoct , concentrate ]
cook until very little liquid is left; The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time
[ Syn: boil down , concentrate ]
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; cut bourbon
make less complex; reduce a problem to a single question'
take off weight
[ Syn: melt off , lose weight , slim , slenderize , thin , slim down ]
bring to humbler or weaker state or condition; He reduced the population to slavery'
simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation; She reduced her niece to a servant'
be the essential element; The proposal boils down to a compromise
reduce in size; reduce physically; Hot water will shrink the sweater; Can you shrink this image?
[ Syn: shrink ]
lessen and make more modest; reduce one's standard of living'
make smaller; reduce an image
[ Syn: scale down ]
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