reduce

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Synonyms: educe, deduce, seduce, reduct

Antonyms: educe, deduce, seduce, reduct

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to [[diminish]], to [[lower]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[lose]] weight.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To bring to an inferior rank; to [[degrade]], to [[demote]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[humble]]; to [[conquer]]; to [[subdue]]; to [[capture]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To bring to an inferior state or condition.
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To be [[force]]d by [[circumstances]] (into something one considers [[unworthy]]).
7. {{senseid|en|cooking}} {{lb|en|transitive|cooking}} To [[decrease]] the liquid content of (a food) by boiling much of its water off.
8. {{senseid|en|chemistry}} {{lb|en|transitive|chemistry}} To add [[electrons]] / [[hydrogen]] or to remove [[oxygen]].
9. {{lb|en|transitive|metallurgy}} To produce metal from [[ore]] by removing nonmetallic elements in a [[smelter]].
10. {{lb|en|transitive|mathematics}} To [[simplify]] an equation or formula without changing its value.
11. {{lb|en|transitive|computer science}} To [[express]] the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) [[algorithm]].
12. {{lb|en|transitive|logic}} To [[convert]] a [[syllogism]] to a [[clear]]er or [[simple]]r form.

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