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reduce

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reduce

Verb

∙ To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower, to impair. transitive
∙ To lose weight. intransitive
∙ To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote. transitive
∙ To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture. transitive
∙ To bring to an inferior state or condition. transitive
∙ To decrease the liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off. transitive, cooking
∙ To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen. transitive, chemistry
∙ To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter. transitive, metallurgy
∙ To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value. transitive, mathematics
∙ To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form transitive, logic
∙ To convert to written form (Usage note: this verb almost always take the phrase "to writing"). transitive, law
∙ To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment. transitive, medicine
∙ To reform a line or column from (a square). transitive, military
∙ To translate (a book, document, etc.). transitive, obsolete

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