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reduce someone to the ranks — demote a non commissioned officer to an ordinary soldier. → reduce … English new terms dictionary
reduce someone to the ranks — demote a noncommissioned officer to an ordinary soldier … Useful english dictionary
reduce to the ranks — To demote, for misconduct, to the condition of a private soldier • • • Main Entry: ↑reduce … Useful english dictionary
reduce to the ranks — ► reduce to the ranks demote (a non commissioned officer) to an ordinary soldier. Main Entry: ↑reduce … English terms dictionary
reduce to the ranks — index demote, humiliate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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 to the ranks — lower in rank, lower status … English contemporary 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 — 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
The United States of America — The United States of America † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America BOUNDARIES AND AREA On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… … Catholic encyclopedia