noun
any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen)
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- always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
noun
loss of excess weight (as by dieting)
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- becoming slimmer
- a doctor supervised her reducing
verb
cut down on
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- make a reduction in
- reduce your daily fat intake
- The employer wants to cut back health benefits
verb
make less complex
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- reduce a problem to a single question
verb
bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
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- He reduced the population to slavery
verb
simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
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verb
lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
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- She reduced her niece to a servant
verb
be the essential element
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- The proposal boils down to a compromise
verb
reduce in size
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- reduce physically
- Hot water will shrink the sweater
- Can you shrink this image?
verb
lessen and make more modest
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- reduce one's standard of living
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make smaller
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- reduce an image
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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
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narrow or limit
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- reduce the influx of foreigners
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put down by force or intimidation
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- The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
- China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
- The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
verb
undergo meiosis
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- The cells reduce
verb
reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
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destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
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reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
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- The manuscript must be shortened
verb
be cooked until very little liquid is left
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- The sauce should reduce to one cup
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cook until very little liquid is left
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- The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time
verb
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
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- cut bourbon
verb
take off weight
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