Definition (verb) cut down on; make a reduction in
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reduce your daily fat intake
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The employer wants to cut back health benefits
Definition (verb) make less complex
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reduce a problem to a single question
Definition (verb) bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
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He reduced the population to slavery
Definition (verb) simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
Definition (verb) lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
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She reduced her niece to a servant
Definition (verb) be the essential element
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The proposal boils down to a compromise
Definition (verb) reduce in size; reduce physically
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Hot water will shrink the sweater
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Can you shrink this image?
Definition (verb) lessen and make more modest
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reduce one's standard of living
Definition (verb) make smaller
Definition (verb) to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
Definition (verb) narrow or limit
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reduce the influx of foreigners
Definition (verb) put down by force or intimidation
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The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
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China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
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The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
Definition (verb) undergo meiosis
Definition (verb) reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
Definition (verb) destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
Definition (verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
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The manuscript must be shortened
Definition (verb) be cooked until very little liquid is left
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The sauce should reduce to one cup
Definition (verb) cook until very little liquid is left
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The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time
Definition (verb) lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
Definition (verb) take off weight