reduce

reduce: I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. diminish, lessen, curtail, lower; allay, alleviate; set (a fracture); demote, abase, subjugate, subdue; diet, slenderize. See decrease, contraction, narrowness.

II
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To make less]

Syn. decrease, lessen, diminish, cut down; see decrease 2 .

2. [To defeat]

Syn. conquer, overcome, subdue; see defeat 1 , 2 .

3. [To lower in rank or position]

Syn. degrade, demote, abase; see disgrace , humble , humiliate .
See Synonym Study at decrease .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
1. lower lessen, decrease, cut, diminish, scale down, shorten, lighten, subtract, contract, trim, deflate.

2. demote downgrade, lower in rank.

3. soften temper, ease, moderate, dilute, mitigate, mellow, modify.

4. subdue conquer, vanquish, crush, overpower, put down, break.

ANT.: 1. increase, heighten. 2. promote, upgrade.3.intensify, strengthen. 4. surrender, retreat

IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To grow or cause to grow gradually less: abate, decrease, diminish, drain, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, peter (out), rebate, tail away (or off), taper (off). See INCREASE. 2. To make short or shorter the duration or extent of: abbreviate, abridge, condense, curtail, shorten. See INCREASE, LONG. 3. To lower in rank or grade: break, bump, degrade, demote, downgrade. Slang: bust. See RISE. 4. To become or make less in price or value: cheapen, depreciate, depress, devaluate, devalue, downgrade, lower2, mark down, write down. See INCREASE, MONEY. 5. To lose body weight, as by dieting: slim (down), trim down. See FAT, INCREASE.

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Bring, restore / Render, form, mould, make, shape, model, remodel, convert into, resolve into, change into, bring into, bring to / Diminish, contract, lessen, abate, decrease, attenuate, contract, abridge, curtail, shorten, cut short, cut down, make less / Depress, debase, lower, degrade, impair, weaken, dwarf / Subdue, subject, conquer, subjugate, overpower, overthrow, vanquish, master, bring into subjection / Impoverish, ruin, bring to want, bring to poverty / Solve, resolve

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reduce — REDÚCE, redúc, vb. III. tranz. 1. A micşora, a scădea, a diminua (ca proporţii, cantitate, intensitate). ♦ spec. A micşora dimensiunile unei hărţi, ale unei piese etc., păstrând aceleaşi proporţii între elementele componente; a reproduce la… … Dicționar Român
Reduce — Re*duce (r[ e]*d[=u]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reduced} ( d[=u]st ),; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reducing} ( d[=u] s[i^]ng).] [L. reducere, reductum; pref. red . re , re + ducere to lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Redoubt}, n.] 1. To bring or lead back to any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reduce — re‧duce [rɪˈdjuːs ǁ rɪˈduːs] verb [transitive] to make something less or smaller in price, amount, or size: • Jobs have been cut in order to reduce costs. • Prices have been reduced by 20%. reduce something (from something) to something … Financial and business terms
reduce — re·duce /ri düs, dyüs/ vt re·duced, re·duc·ing 1: to make smaller 2 a: to convert (a chose in action) into a chose in possession enforcement action sought to reduce to possession her property interest in the...determination of money damages… … Law dictionary
Reduce — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda REDUCE es un programa de uso general de álgebra computacional (CAS) encaminado hacia usos en física. Comenzó a ser desarrollado desde la década de 1960 por Anthony Hearn, desde enctonces, muchos científicos de todo… … Wikipedia Español
reduce — ► VERB 1) make or become smaller or less in amount, degree, or size. 2) (reduce to) change (something) to (a simpler or more basic form). 3) (reduce to) bring to (an undesirable state or action). 4) boil (a sauce or other liquid) so that it… … English terms dictionary
reduce — [v1] make less; decrease abate, abridge, bankrupt, bant, break, cheapen, chop, clip, contract, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, debase, deflate, depreciate, depress, diet, dilute, diminish, discount, drain, dwindle, go on a diet*, impair,… … New thesaurus
reduce — [ri do͞os′, ridyo͞os′] vt. reduced, reducing [ME reducen < L reducere, to lead back < re , back + ducere, to lead: see DUCT] 1. a) to lessen in any way, as in size, weight, amount, value, price, etc.; diminish b) to put into a simpler or… … English World dictionary
reduce — (v.) late 14c., bring back, from O.Fr. reducer (14c.), from L. reducere, from re back (see RE (Cf. re )) + ducere bring, lead (see DUKE (Cf. duke) (n.)). Sense of to lower, diminish, lessen is from 1787. Etymological sense preserved in military… … Etymology dictionary
reduce — / rɛdutʃe/ s.m. e f. [dal lat. redux ŭcis, der. di ducĕre guidare , col pref. re ]. 1. [chi ritorna dalla guerra] ▶◀ ex combattente. 2. (estens.) [chi è appena uscito da un esperienza negativa, con la prep. da : essere r. da una lunga malattia ] … Enciclopedia Italiana
reduce — 1 *decrease, lessen, diminish, abate, dwindle Analogous words: *shorten, abridge, abbreviate, curtail, retrench: *contract, shrink, condense Contrasted words: *increase, augment, enlarge, multiply: *extend … New Dictionary of Synonyms

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