Mexican Spanish Meaning of reduce
reducir
Other Mexican Spanish words related to reducir
Nearest Words of reduce
- reduced => reducida
- reduced instruction set computer => Computadora con set de instrucciones reducido
- reduced instruction set computing => Informática de conjunto de instrucciones reducido
- reducement => reducción
- reducent => Reductivo
- reducer => agente reductor
- reducible => reducible
- reducibleness => reductibilidad
- reducing => reduciendo
- reducing agent => Agente reductor
Definitions and Meaning of reduce in English
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
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
reducir
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
degradar,Reducir,Romper,busto,poder,despedir,degradar,Bajar de nivel,reducir,despido
avance,promover,aumentar,elevar,contratar
redub => Redoblar, redtop => Redtop, redthroat => Gorrión rojizo, red-tapist => burócrata, red-tapism => burocracia,
