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1) ( make less)to \reduce sth etw verringern [o reduzieren];to \reduce sb's authority/ duties/ responsibilities jds Autorität/Aufgaben/Verantwortlichkeiten einschränken; price etw heruntersetzen;after the scandal, the officer was \reduced in rank nach dem Skandal wurde der Offizier degradiert;to \reduce a backlog einen Rückstand aufholen;to \reduce speed/ velocity die Geschwindigkeit verringern;to \reduce taxes Steuern senken;to \reduce wages Löhne kürzen;we must \reduce expenditures by 10 % in the second quarter wir müssen die Ausgaben im zweiten Quartal um 10 % reduzieren;the television was \reduced from £500 to £350 in the sales der Fernseher war von £500 auf £350 heruntergesetzt;my wage has been \reduced to £160 mein Lohn wurde auf £160 gekürzt;the judge \reduced his sentence to 1 year in jail der Richter setzte sein Strafmaß auf 1 Jahr Gefängnis herab2) ( make smaller)to \reduce a drawing/ photo eine Zeichnung/ein Foto verkleinern;to \reduce liquids/ a sauce Flüssigkeiten/eine Soße einkochen lassen;\reduce the sauce to [or by] half over a medium flame die Soße bis zur halben Menge bei mittlerer Hitze einkochen lassen3) ( bring down)Allied bombing \reduced the city to ruins alliierte Bombenangriffe legten die Stadt in Schutt und Asche;when he lost his job, they were \reduced to begging help from his parents als er seine Arbeit verlor, waren sie gezwungen, seine Eltern um Hilfe zu bitten;to \reduce sb to obedience/ submission jdn zum Gehorsam/zur Unterwerfung bringen;to \reduce sb to the ranks mil jdn [in den Mannschaftsdienstgrad] degradieren;to \reduce sb to tears jdn zum Weinen bringento be reducing eine Diät machen -
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[rɪˈdju:s]reduce похудеть; to be reduced to a shadow (или to a skeleton) превратиться в тень (в скелет) reduce ослабить; вызвать похудение; he is greatly reduced by illness во время болезни он очень похудел reduce мед. вправлять (вывих); исправлять положение обломков кости reduce доводить до (to) reduce ослабить; вызвать похудение; he is greatly reduced by illness во время болезни он очень похудел reduce ослаблять reduce понижать в должности; to reduce to a lower rank воен. понизить в звании reduce покорять, побеждать reduce понижать, ослаблять, уменьшать, сокращать; to reduce one's expenditure сокращать свои расходы reduce понижать (в должности) reduce похудеть; to be reduced to a shadow (или to a skeleton) превратиться в тень (в скелет) reduce мат. превращать (именованные числа); приводить к общему знаменателю reduce превращать в другую валюту reduce предварительно обрабатывать reduce предварительно преобразовывать reduce приводить в определенное состояние; сводить, приводить (to - к); to reduce to begging довести до нищеты reduce хим. раскислять, восстанавливать reduce сбавлять reduce сводить, превращать reduce снижать reduce сокращать, снижать, уменьшать reduce сокращать reduce уменьшать reduce уменьшить reduce вчт. упростить reduce вчт. упрощать reduce упрощать reduce понижать, ослаблять, уменьшать, сокращать; to reduce one's expenditure сокращать свои расходы to reduce prices снижать цены; to reduce the length of a skirt укоротить юбку; to reduce the term of imprisonment сократить срок тюремного заключения to reduce prices снижать цены; to reduce the length of a skirt укоротить юбку; to reduce the term of imprisonment сократить срок тюремного заключения to reduce the temperature снизить температуру; to reduce the vitality понижать жизнеспособность to reduce prices снижать цены; to reduce the length of a skirt укоротить юбку; to reduce the term of imprisonment сократить срок тюремного заключения to reduce the temperature снизить температуру; to reduce the vitality понижать жизнеспособность reduce понижать в должности; to reduce to a lower rank воен. понизить в звании to reduce to an absurdity доводить до абсурда; to reduce to elements разложить на части reduce приводить в определенное состояние; сводить, приводить (to - к); to reduce to begging довести до нищеты to reduce to an absurdity доводить до абсурда; to reduce to elements разложить на части to reduce to silence заставить замолчать; to reduce to submission принудить к повиновению to reduce to silence заставить замолчать; to reduce to submission принудить к повиновению -
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[rɪ'djuːs]гл.1) ослаблять, понижать, сокращать, уменьшатьWe have been able to reduce our tax bill by 10%. — Мы сумели уменьшить сумму налога на десять процентов.
Syn:Ant:2)а) худетьShe has been reducing for six weeks. — Она уже шесть недель на диете.
He is greatly reduced by illness. — Во время болезни он очень похудел.
Hunger had reduced the poor dog to skin and bone. — От голода несчастный пёс был кожа да кости.
3) ( reduce to)а) превращатьThe whole town was reduced to ashes in the bombing. — Бомбардировка превратила весь город в груду пепла.
б) мат. сокращать, преобразовывать; приводить (к более простому виду, к общему знаменателю и т. п.)в) лог. приводить силлогизм к более простой форме ( особенно к одному из модусов первой фигуры)4) ( reduce to)а) сводить, приводить к (чему-л.)The facts may all be reduced to three headings. — Все факты сводятся к трём группам.
б) доводить (до какого-л. состояния)6) вынуждать, заставлять7) побеждать, покорятьAfter a long siege they reduced the fort. — После долгой осады они взяли форт.
Syn:8) мед. вправлять ( вывих); исправлять положение осколков кости9) лингв. редуцировать, ослаблять, ослабевать (о звуке, фонеме)10)а) хим. восстанавливать, раскислятьб) фото уменьшать контрастность негатива, ослаблятьв) метал. выплавлять чистый металл из руды -
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[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) reduzir2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) fazer dieta3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) reduzir•- reduction* * *re.duce[ridj'u:s] vt+vi 1 reduzir, diminuir, abreviar, contrair. 2 rebaixar, degradar. 3 fazer voltar ao estado ou posição original. 4 emagrecer. 5 submeter, subjugar. 6 converter (por exemplo, libras em dólares). 7 pôr em outra forma (da forma oral para a forma escrita). 8 Chem a) combinar com hidrogênio. b) tirar oxigênio. c) modificar um composto. 9 diluir, enfraquecer. 10 transformar, converter. in reduced circumstances Euphem empobrecido. to reduce someone to tears fazer alguém chorar. to reduce to ashes reduzir a cinzas. to reduce to nothing reduzir a nada. to reduce to poverty reduzir à pobreza. to reduce wood to pulp reduzir madeira a polpa. -
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1 შემცირება (შეამცირებს, შემცირდება), დაკლებაto reduce wages / expenses / quantity / pain ხელფასის / ხარჯის / რაოდენობის / ტკივილის შემცირებაto reduce speed / pace / prices სიჩქარის / ფასების / ნაბიჯის დაკლებაyou must reduce your paper by one third შენი მოხსენება ერთი მესამედით უნდა შეამცირო / შეამოკლო2 გახდომა (გახდება), წონაში დაკლება (დაიკლებს)3 (ვისიმე გარკვეულ მდგომარეობამდე მიყვანა)to reduce smb. to despair / poverty / tears ვისიმე სასოწარკვეთილებამდე / სიღატაკემდე მიყვანა // ვისიმე ატირება (აატირებს)the teacher's look reduced the children to silence მასწავლებლის გამოხედვამ ბავშვები ჩააჩუმა -
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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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v. inkrimpen, verminderen, bezuinigen[ ridjoe:s]II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 verminderen ⇒ beperken, verkleinen, verlagen, reduceren♦voorbeelden:reduce your speed • verminder uw snelheidreduce this to a few pages • vat dit in enkele bladzijden samenbe reduced to tears • alleen nog maar kunnen huilenreduce to obedience/silence • tot gehoorzaamheid/stilte brengenreduce someone to tears • iemand tot tranen bewegen -
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[rɪ'djuːs]vtzmniejszać (zmniejszyć perf), redukować (zredukować perf)to reduce sth by/to — redukować (zredukować perf) coś o +acc /do +gen
to reduce sb to — ( tears) doprowadzać (doprowadzić perf) kogoś do +gen; (begging, stealing, silence) zmuszać (zmusić perf) kogoś do +gen
"reduce speed now" — ≈ ograniczenie prędkości
* * *[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) obniżyć, zmniejszyć2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) schudnąć3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) zredukować, doprowadzić•- reduction -
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[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) reducere; nedsætte2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) tabe i vægt3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) forvandle; få til at briste i gråd; tvinge•- reduction* * *[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) reducere; nedsætte2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) tabe i vægt3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) forvandle; få til at briste i gråd; tvinge•- reduction -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be reduced[Swahili Word] -punguzwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[English Example] The cloth is a bit long, it need to be reduced[Swahili Example] [nguo] ndefu kidogo, inataka kupunguzwa [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reduce[Swahili Word] -chekecha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reduce[Swahili Word] -hafifisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reduce[Swahili Word] -kata[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] reduce wages[Swahili Example] kata mshahara------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reduce[Swahili Word] -kusuru[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reduce[Swahili Word] -nakisi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reduce[Swahili Word] -punguza[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Reduce speaking correctly[Swahili Example] punguza kusema sawa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reduce[Swahili Word] -sakiti[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reduce[Swahili Word] -toa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reduce[Swahili Word] -vunja[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reduce[Swahili Word] -wakifisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reduce (the value of something)[Swahili Word] -rahisi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reduce brightness[Swahili Word] -zimua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zima[Related Words] -zimuia, -zimuliwa, -zimuka, -zimusha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reduce hunger[Swahili Word] -kata njaa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reduce in rank[Swahili Word] -uzua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reduce in rank[Swahili Word] -uzulu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reduce in rank[Swahili Word] -uzuru[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reduce the intensity[Swahili Word] -zimua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zima[Related Words] -zimuia, -zimuliwa, -zimuka, -zimusha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reduce the strength[Swahili Word] -zimua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zima[Related Words] -zimuia, -zimuliwa, -zimuka, -zimusha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reduce to nothing[Swahili Word] -tokomeza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] tokomea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reduce to small pieces[Swahili Word] -tengua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
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[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) a reduce2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) a face cură de slăbire3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) a reduce (la); a obliga (să)•- reduction -
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verb1) понижать, ослаблять, уменьшать, сокращать; to reduce one's expenditure сокращать свои расходы; to reduce prices снижать цены; to reduce the length of a skirt укоротить юбку; to reduce the term of imprisonment сократить срок тюремного заключения; to reduce the temperature снизить температуру; to reduce the vitality понижать жизнеспособность2) понижать в должности и т. п.; to reduce to a lower rank mil. понизить в звании3) приводить в определенное состояние; сводить, приводить (to к); to reduce to begging довести до нищеты; to reduce to silence заставить замолчать; to reduce to submission принудить к повиновению; to reduce to an absurdity доводить до абсурда; to reduce to elements разложить на части4) ослабить; вызвать похудение; he is greatly reduced by illness во время болезни он очень похудел5) похудеть; to be reduced to a shadow (или to a skeleton) превратиться в тень (в скелет)6) покорять, побеждать7) med. вправлять (вывих); исправлять положение обломков кости8) math. превращать (именованные числа); приводить к общему знаменателю9) chem. раскислять, восстанавливатьSyn:abate, curtail, diminish, lowerAnt:enhance, enlarge, escalate, extend, raise* * *(v) понижать; понизить; превращать в другую валюту; редуцировать; свести; сводить; снижать цены; сократить; сокращать; урезать* * *уменьшать, понижать* * *[re·duce || rɪ'duːs /-'dju-] v. снижать, уменьшать, сокращать, понижать, ослаблять; похудеть; превращать, приводить; понижать в должности; побеждать, покорять; приводить к общему знаменателю; вправлять вывих [мед.], исправлять положение обломков кости [мед.]; редуцировать [фон.]* * *восстанавливатьвынуждатьдоводитьзаставлятьобращатьослабитьослаблятьпереводитьпобеждатьпокорятьпонижатьпонизитьпоубавитьпоумеритьпохудетьпревращатьпреобразовыватьприводитьприуменьшитьраскислятьсбавитьсбавлятьсводитьсократитьсокращатьубавитьубавлятьуменьшатьуменьшитьумерятьхудеть* * *1) а) ослаблять б) понижать в должности и т. п. в) вызвать похудение; худеть, соблюдать диету для похудения г) фон. ослаблять, ослабевать (о звуке, фонеме) 2) а) превращать, обращать; переводить б) мат. сокращать, преобразовывать; приводить; приводить к более простому виду, к общему знаменателю и т.п.; логика приводить силлогизм к более простой форме в) доводить (до какого-л. состояния) г) сводить, приводить (to - к чему-л.) 3) а) вынуждать б) побеждать -
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v. trans.Lessen: P. ἐλασσοῦν, μειοῦν (Xen.).Cut down: P. and V. συντέμνειν, συστέλλειν.Reduce by warfare: P. καταπολεμεῖν (acc.).Reduce by siege: P. ἐκπολιορκεῖν (absol.).Reduce by hunger: P. ἐκπολιορκεῖν λιμῷ (Thuc. 1, 134).Get into one's power: P. and V. χειροῦσθαι, ὑποχείριον λαμβάνειν, P. ὑφʼ ἑαυτῷ ποιεῖσθαι, V. χείριον λαμβάνειν (Eur., Cycl.).Reduee to order: P. διακοσμεῖν, P. and V. κοσμεῖν.I was reduced to the depths of despair: P. εἰς πολλὴν ἀθυμίαν κατέστην (Lys. 120). You seehow I am reduced by sickness: P. ὁρᾶτε δὴ ὡς διάκειμαι ὑπὸ τῆς νόσου (Thuc. 7, 77).When the suffering was reduced: V. ὅτε... ὁ μοχθὸς ἦν πέπων (Soph., O.C. 437).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Reduce
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phr.v.1.reduce sb to tears расплакува некого; reduce sb to silence замолчува некого; reduce sb to begging/slavery прави просјак/роб од некого; сведува некого на просење/ропство; be reduced to begging принуден е да проси; reduce sb to submission покорува некого2. reduce sth (from sth) to sth упростува/скратува нешто (од нешто) на нешто: The report can be reduced to three main points Извештајот може да се скрати на три главни точки3. reduce sth to rubble/ashes/pieces/powder прав и пепел прави нешто4. reduce sb to the ranks деградира (офицер) во обичен војник5. math. скратува;подведува, сведува; reduce fractions to a common denominator math. сведува дропки на заеднички именител.; 6. reduce to writing lawпредава во писмена форма -
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[rɪ'djuːst] [AE -'duːst] 1. 2.aggettivo [price, scale] ridottoin reduced circumstances — form. in ristrettezze
* * *reduced /rɪˈdju:st/, ( USA) /rɪˈdu:st/a.ridotto: reduced prices, prezzi ridotti; (trasp.) reduced rate, tariffa ridotta; (fis.) reduced mass, massa ridotta.* * *[rɪ'djuːst] [AE -'duːst] 1. 2.aggettivo [price, scale] ridottoin reduced circumstances — form. in ristrettezze
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[rɪ'djuːs]1. vt1) (gen) ridurre, (prices, taxes) abbassare, ridurre, diminuire, (speed, voltage, expenses), (Med: swelling) ridurre, diminuire, (temperature) far diminuire, far scendereto reduce sth by/to — ridurre qc di/a
"reduce speed now" Auto — "rallentare"
to reduce sb to silence/despair/tears — ridurre qn al silenzio/alla disperazione/in lacrime
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[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) minnka, lækka2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) grennast3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) koma/setja í slæmt ástand•- reduction -
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csökken, redukál* * *[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) csökkent2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) (le)fogy3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) (vmilyen állapotba hoz)•- reduction -
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v. düşürmek, alçaltmak, azaltmak, eksiltmek, küçültmek, indirmek, kısmak, sarsmak, haline getirmek, dönüştürmek, indirgemek, kırmak (fiyat), bölmek, ayırmak, ergitmek, eritmek [met.], mecbur etmek, zorunda bırakmak, özetlemek, kısaltmak, sadeleştirmek, inceltmek (boya), yerine oturtmak (kırık vb.), zayıflatmak, zayıflamak* * *1. azalt 2. indirge* * *[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) azaltmak2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) zayıflamak3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.)... hâle getirmek/sokmak/düşürmek•- reduction -
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• painostaa• näännyttää• niukentaa• harventaa• heikentää• huojentaa• huveta• huojistaa• sieventää• alentaa• vajentaa• vähentää• vähetä• rajoittaa• redusoida• tiivistää• kaventaa• kaveta• karsia• katkaistalaw• lieventää• halventaatechnology• muuntaa• muuttaa• pienentäächemistry• pelkistyä• pelkistää• sakeuttaa• saattaa tilaan• supistua• supistaa• laimentaa• laskea• laihtua• laihduttaa• lyhentää* * *rə'dju:s1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) vähentää2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) laihduttaa3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) saattaa johonkin tilaan•- reduction
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Reduce — Re*duce (r[ e]*d[=u]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reduced} ( d[=u]st ),; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reducing} ( d[=u] s[i^]ng).] [L. reducere, reductum; pref. red . re , re + ducere to lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Redoubt}, n.] 1. To bring or lead back to any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reduced — Reduce Re*duce (r[ e]*d[=u]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reduced} ( d[=u]st ),; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reducing} ( d[=u] s[i^]ng).] [L. reducere, reductum; pref. red . re , re + ducere to lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Redoubt}, n.] 1. To bring or lead back to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reduced iron — Reduce Re*duce (r[ e]*d[=u]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reduced} ( d[=u]st ),; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reducing} ( d[=u] s[i^]ng).] [L. reducere, reductum; pref. red . re , re + ducere to lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Redoubt}, n.] 1. To bring or lead back to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reduce — re‧duce [rɪˈdjuːs ǁ rɪˈduːs] verb [transitive] to make something less or smaller in price, amount, or size: • Jobs have been cut in order to reduce costs. • Prices have been reduced by 20%. reduce something (from something) to something … Financial and business terms
reduced — reduce re‧duce [rɪˈdjuːs ǁ rɪˈduːs] verb [transitive] to make something less or smaller in price, amount, or size: • Jobs have been cut in order to reduce costs. • Prices have been reduced by 20%. reduce something (from something) to something … Financial and business terms
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 — ► 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 (someone) to (something) — to force someone into a worse condition than usual. He had to sell his home to pay his legal fees and was reduced to parking cars for money. Sheila s cries reduced him to silence … New idioms dictionary
reduce to ashes — If something is reduced to ashes, it is destroyed or made useless. His infidelities reduced their relationship to ashes … The small dictionary of idiomes
Reduced-carrier transmission — is an amplitude modulation (AM) transmission in which the carrier wave level is reduced to reduce wasted electrical power. Suppressed carrier transmission is a special case in which the carrier level is reduced below that required for… … Wikipedia
reduce — (v.) late 14c., bring back, from O.Fr. reducer (14c.), from L. reducere, from re back (see RE (Cf. re )) + ducere bring, lead (see DUKE (Cf. duke) (n.)). Sense of to lower, diminish, lessen is from 1787. Etymological sense preserved in military… … Etymology dictionary
