Word Type

Verb

The word "reduce" can be used as a verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

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

Derived Terms

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

duke redoubt

Context

chemistry computer science cooking legal linguistics logic mathematics medicine metallurgy military

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

become bound break bump change change state confine crush de-emphasise de-emphasize decrease degrade demean demote destress diminish disgrace divide exchange fall impoverish interchange kick downstairs lessen limit minify oppress part put down relegate replace reposition restrict separate shrink simplify substitute suppress take down throttle trammel turn weaken

Manner Of

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

Related Terms

reducible reducing agent reductase reduction reductive

Related Terms

abase action algorithm alignment amount boil boil away capture clear column conquer convert cooking crease decline decrease degrade demote diet diminish diminish shrink dislocation ecological ecological action electrons express fracture getting getting small go go low humble hydrogen impair in sales lessen lessen amount lessening line little lose lose weight losing losing weight loss low lower lower numbers lower weight make make small make smaller making making smaller minimize minimizing minus numbers off ore oxygen pounds pounds off price price is price slash recluse recycling reducible reducing agent reductase reduction reductive sales shrink shrinkage shrinking simple simplify slash small smaller smelter square subdue subtract syllogism take take away translate weight weight loss

Similar Terms

cut edit edit out

Synonym Network

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

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