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take off weight lessen and make more modest; "reduce one''s standard of living" 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; "She reduced her niece to a servant" undergo meiosis; "The cells reduce" reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" bring to humbler or weaker state or condition; "He reduced the population to slavery" make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question" make smaller; "reduce an image" be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise" cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time" narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners" reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?" be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup" 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 lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land" reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" |
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