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/ri'dju:s/ * ngoại động từ - giảm, giảm bớt, hạ =to reduce speed+ giảm tốc độ =to reduce prices+ giảm (hạ) giá =to reduce the establishment+ giảm biên chế; giảm ngân sách cơ quan - làm nhỏ đi, làm gầy đi, làm yếu đi =to be reduced to a shadow (skeleton)+ gầy đi chỉ còn là một bộ xương =to be greatly reduced by illness+ ốm gầy đi nhiều - làm nghèo đi, làm cho sa sút =to be in reduced circumstances+ bị sa sút - làm cho, khiến phải, bắt phải =to reduce to silence+ bắt phải im lặng =to reduce to submission+ bắt phải phục tùng - đổi, biến đổi (sang một trạng thái, hình thức đơn giản hơn, kém hơn) =to reduce something to ashes+ biến vật gì thành tro bụi - giáng cấp, hạ tầng công tác (một sĩ quan) =to reduce an officer to the ranks+ giáng cấp một sĩ quan xuống làm lính thường - chinh phục được, bắt phải đầu hàng =to reduce a province+ chinh phục được một tỉnh =to reduce a fort+ bắt một pháo đài để đầu hàng - (y học) chữa, bó (xương gây), nắn (chỗ trật khớp) - (hoá học) khử - (toán học) rút gọn; quy về =reduced characteristic equation+ phương trình đặc trưng rút gọn - (kỹ thuật) cán dát (kim loại); ép, nén * nội động từ - tự làm cho nhẹ cân đi (người)
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reduce — ► VERB 1) make or become smaller or less in amount, degree, or size. 2) (reduce to) change (something) to (a simpler or more basic form). 3) (reduce to) bring to (an undesirable state or action). 4) boil (a sauce or other liquid) so that it… … English terms dictionary
reduce — [ri do͞os′, ridyo͞os′] vt. reduced, reducing [ME reducen < L reducere, to lead back < re , back + ducere, to lead: see DUCT] 1. a) to lessen in any way, as in size, weight, amount, value, price, etc.; diminish b) to put into a simpler or… … English World dictionary
reduce — [[t]rɪdju͟ːs, AM du͟ːs[/t]] ♦♦ reduces, reducing, reduced 1) VERB If you reduce something, you make it smaller in size or amount, or less in degree. [V n] It reduces the risks of heart disease... [V n] Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent … English dictionary
reduce — re|duce W1S1 [rıˈdju:s US rıˈdu:s] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: reducere to lead back , from ducere to lead ] 1.) [T] to make something smaller or less in size, amount, or price = ↑cut →↑reduction ▪ The governor announced a new plan to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
reduce — verb 1 (T) to make something smaller or less in size, amount, or price: We were hoping that they would reduce the rent a little. | reduce sth by half/ten percent etc: The workforce has been reduced by half. (+ to): All the shirts were reduced to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
reduce — verb 1》 make or become smaller or less in amount, degree, or size. ↘boil (a sauce or other liquid) so that it becomes thicker and more concentrated. ↘chiefly N. Amer. (of a person) lose weight. ↘Photography make (a negative or print)… … English new terms dictionary
reduce — verb 1) the aim to reduce pollution Syn: lessen, make smaller, lower, bring down, decrease, diminish, minimize; shrink, narrow, contract, shorten; ax, cut, cut back/down, make cutbacks in, trim, curtail … Thesaurus of popular words
reduce — v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become smaller or less. 2 tr. (foll. by to) bring by force or necessity (to some undesirable state or action) (reduced them to tears; were reduced to begging). 3 tr. convert to another (esp. simpler) form (reduced it to a … Useful english dictionary
alleviating circumstances — circumstances that reduce the severity of an action (Law) … English contemporary dictionary
mitigating circumstances — index extenuating circumstances Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 mitigating circumstances … Law dictionary
mitigating circumstances — Such as do not constitute a justification or excuse for the offense in question, but which, in fairness and mercy, may be considered as extenuating or reducing the degree of moral culpability. For example, mitigating circumstances which will… … Black's law dictionary
