French Meaning of reduce

réduire

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Definitions and Meaning of reduce in English

Wordnet

reduce (v)

cut down on; make a reduction in

make less complex

bring to humbler or weaker state or condition

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

be the essential element

reduce in size; reduce physically

lessen and make more modest

make smaller

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

put down by force or intimidation

undergo meiosis

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

be cooked until very little liquid is left

cook until very little liquid is left

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

take off weight

Webster

reduce (n.)

To bring or lead back to any former place or condition.

To bring to any inferior state, with respect to rank, size, quantity, quality, value, etc.; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; to impair; as, to reduce a sergeant to the ranks; to reduce a drawing; to reduce expenses; to reduce the intensity of heat.

To bring to terms; to humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture; as, to reduce a province or a fort.

To bring to a certain state or condition by grinding, pounding, kneading, rubbing, etc.; as, to reduce a substance to powder, or to a pasty mass; to reduce fruit, wood, or paper rags, to pulp.

To bring into a certain order, arrangement, classification, etc.; to bring under rules or within certain limits of descriptions and terms adapted to use in computation; as, to reduce animals or vegetables to a class or classes; to reduce a series of observations in astronomy; to reduce language to rules.

To change, as numbers, from one denomination into another without altering their value, or from one denomination into others of the same value; as, to reduce pounds, shillings, and pence to pence, or to reduce pence to pounds; to reduce days and hours to minutes, or minutes to days and hours.

To change the form of a quantity or expression without altering its value; as, to reduce fractions to their lowest terms, to a common denominator, etc.

To bring to the metallic state by separating from impurities; hence, in general, to remove oxygen from; to deoxidize; to combine with, or to subject to the action of, hydrogen; as, ferric iron is reduced to ferrous iron; or metals are reduced from their ores; -- opposed to oxidize.

To restore to its proper place or condition, as a displaced organ or part; as, to reduce a dislocation, a fracture, or a hernia.

FAQs About the word reduce

réduire

cut down on; make a reduction in, make less complex, bring to humbler or weaker state or condition, simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression b

dégrader,Rétrograder,Briser,buste,pouvoir,rejeter,dégrader,Rétrograder,réduire,mise à pied

avance,promouvoir,augmenter,élever,embaucher

redub => Redoubler, redtop => Redtop, redthroat => Pipit à gorge rousse, red-tapist => bureaucrate, red-tapism => bureaucratisme,