Reduce

//ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːs//

Synonyms for "reduce" (559 found)

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Closest matches (112)

Verb(23 words)

bring down cut foreshorten shrink subdue abase embase humble abate abbreviate abridge baffle beat behedge belittle besmall boil down bring down to size chew up come down

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concentrate condense contract

abridge boil down cut decrease dilute diminish lessen abase abash abate abbreviate abrade abstract acetify acidify acidulate adjust adjust to adulterate afflict

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Strong matches (168)

Verb(41 words)

convince cut back cut down cut down to size debase decoct decrease decrement defame defeat degrade demean demote deoxidise deoxidize depress dilute diminish discredit disgrace

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cool couch count count calories cramp cripple crop crush curtail cushion cut back cut down cut off short cut prices cut short damp dampen de emphasize de-emphasize deaden

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Related words (279)

leach leaven lenify let down let up on lighten limit lose flesh lose weight lour lower lull make make allowance make over mark mark down master measure minimize

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mitigate moderate modify modulate mollify mortify mow narrow naturalize nip nitrate nose dive nose-dive numb number obtund overmaster override oversimplify overwhelm oxidize pad palliate parcel pare pauperize pepsinate peroxidize phosphatize play down plummet plunge poll pollard polymerize poultice pour balm into pour oil on powder press down prostrate prune pucker pucker up pull pull down pulp purify purse push down put down qualify quantify quantize quell quench rarefy rate rattle reap rebate recap recapitulate reconvert reduce the temperature reduce to reduce to elements reduce weight reduct refine refund regulate regulate by relax relieve remit remove render repress reset resolve resolve into restrain restrict retrench reverse ride down roll back rub rub away sag salve sap scale scale down season segment separate set set conditions set down set limits shake shake up shave shear shift shorten shrink sicken simplify sink slacken slake slash slenderize slim slim down slow down slump smash smooth smother snub sober sober down soften soften up solidify soothe stem step step down stifle strangle strangulate streamline strip down strip of rank stunt stupe subdivide subduct subdue subjugate subtract sulfate sulfatize sulfonate sum up summarize suppress switch switch over synopsize take a premium take away take down take from take in take off take off weight take the edge off tame taper telescope temper thin thin down thin out thrust down tone tone down trample down trample underfoot transform tread underfoot trim trip up triturate truncate tune down turn turn back turn into tyrannize unbrace undermine underplay unman unnerve unstrengthen unstring vanquish vitiate water water down weaken wear away weed weight-watch withdraw wizen work wrinkle write off

Verb(53 words)

lessen lilliputianize lower melt off mince minimize minish murdelize outfox outguess outrun outsmart outwit overcome overpower overwin own pulverise put someone in their place pwn

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Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

10 relation types

More general

43 entries

become bound break bump change change state confine crush de-emphasise de-emphasize decrease degrade demean demote destress diminish

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Antonyms

14 entries

augment blow up enlarge expand gain gain weight grow increase increase weight larger make make larger weight

Synonyms

11 entries

abridge boil down cut decimate decrease deoxidize dilute diminish lessen repress shrink

Related terms

5 entries

reducible reducing agent reductase reduction reductive

derived

15 entries

beta reduce bioreduce cytoreduce deuteroreduce photoreduce reduce someone to tears reducement reducer reducetarian reducing agent reducing flame reducing scale reducing sugar reductant rereduce

etymologically related_to

2 entries

duke redoubt

has context

10 entries

chemistry computer science cooking legal linguistics logic mathematics medicine metallurgy military

manner of

13 entries

become change state de emphasize decrease demote impoverish reposition restrict separate shrink simplify substitute take down

related to

92 entries

abase action algorithm alignment amount boil boil away capture clear column conquer convert cooking crease decline decrease

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similar

3 entries

cut edit edit out

Translations

203 translations across 43 languages.

Albanian

1 entries

mpaks verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

μινύθω verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
συντέμνω verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Armenian

2 entries

նվազեցնել verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
փոքրացնել verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Asturian

3 entries

amenorgar verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
menguar verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
reducir verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

arıqlamaq verb (to lose weight)
azaltmaq verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Bulgarian

4 entries

намалявам verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
опростявам verb (math: to simplify an equation or formula without changing its value)
отслабвам verb (to lose weight)
понижавам verb (to bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote)

Catalan

1 entries

reduir verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

減少 /减少 verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
還原 /还原 verb (chemistry: to add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen)
降低 verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Dutch

4 entries

herleiden verb (logic: to convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form)
reduceren verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
verlagen verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
verminderen verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Esperanto

4 entries

malaltigi verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
malaltigi verb (to bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote)
malpliigi verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
redukti verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Estonian

1 entries

taandama verb (math: to simplify an equation or formula without changing its value)

Finnish

4 entries

alentaa verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
alentaa verb (to bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote)
alistaa verb (to humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture)
huonontaa verb (to bring to an inferior state or condition)

French

2 entries

réduire verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
réduire verb (medicine: to perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment)

Friulian

1 entries

ridusi verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Galician

4 entries

degaxar verb (to lose weight)
perder peso verb (to lose weight)
reducir verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
reducir verb (to decrease the liquid content of (a food) by boiling)

German

4 entries

abnehmen verb (to lose weight)
herabsetzen verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
reduzieren verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
reponieren verb (medicine: to perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment)

Hebrew

4 entries

הִפְחִית verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
הִקְטִין verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
חִזֵּר verb (chemistry: to add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen)
צִמְצֵם verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Hungarian

4 entries

besűrít verb (to decrease the liquid content of (a food) by boiling)
csökkent verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
dezoxidál verb (chemistry: to add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen)
dönt verb (to bring to an inferior state or condition)

Ido

1 entries

dineskar verb (to lose weight)

Irish

4 entries

laghdaigh verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
ísligh verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
ísligh verb (to bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote)
ísligh verb (to humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture)

Italian

4 entries

degradare verb (to bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote)
dimagrire verb (to lose weight)
retrocedere verb (to bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote)
ridurre verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Japanese

4 entries

下げる verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
下げる verb (to bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote)
不純物を取り除く verb (metallurgy: to produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter)
切り詰める verb (to bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote)

Ladin

2 entries

reduje verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
redujer verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Latin

3 entries

dēdūcō verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
recompōnō verb (medicine: to perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment)
repōnō verb (medicine: to perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment)

Latvian

3 entries

mazināt verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
pamazināt verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
samazināt verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Mongolian

2 entries

ангижруулах verb (chemistry: to add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen)
ᠠᠩᢉᠢᠵᠢᠷᠠᠭᠤᠯᠬᠤ verb (chemistry: to add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen)

Māori

4 entries

māhaki verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
runa verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
tāharahara verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
whakahiato verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Norman

1 entries

rêduithe verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Norwegian

2 entries

redusere verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
redusere verb (to decrease the liquid content of (a food) by boiling)

Occitan

1 entries

reduire verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Polish

4 entries

degradować verb (to bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote)
obniżać verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
obniżyć verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
schudnąć verb (to lose weight)

Portuguese

4 entries

diminuir verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
emagrecer verb (to lose weight)
rebaixar verb (to bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote)
reduzir verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Romanian

3 entries

diminua verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
micșora verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
reduce verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Romansch

4 entries

reducir verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
redutgear verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
redutgier verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
reduzir verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Russian

4 entries

пони́зить verb (to bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote)
понижа́ть verb (to bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote)
сни́зить verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
снижа́ть verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Sicilian

2 entries

arriddùciri verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
arridùciri verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Spanish

1 entries

reducir verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Tagalog

2 entries

magmaliw verb (math: to simplify an equation or formula without changing its value)
maliwin verb (math: to simplify an equation or formula without changing its value)

Thai

1 entries

ลด verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Turkish

4 entries

azaltmak verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
eksiltmek verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
indirgemek verb (chemistry: to add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen)
indirgemek verb (math: to simplify an equation or formula without changing its value)

Ukrainian

4 entries

зме́ншити verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
зме́ншувати verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
зни́жувати verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
зни́зити verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Vietnamese

3 entries

bớt verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
giảm verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)
giảm bớt verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Yiddish

1 entries

פֿאַרקלענערן verb (to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something)

Sample sentences

28 total sentences available.

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We have considered your proposal, and we have decided that we are not able to reduce the price.

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We have to reduce the cost to a minimum.

Source: tatoeba (23015)

We must reduce energy demand.

Source: tatoeba (23261)

Our firm is a giant one, and there are some rules and regulations, which should be revised or rescinded to reduce red tape and increase efficiency.

Source: tatoeba (29106)

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