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(verb) slenderize, slim, slim down, thin, melt off, lose weight
take off weight
(verb) dilute, cut, thin, thin out
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
cut bourbon
(verb) tighten
narrow or limit
reduce the influx of foreigners
(verb) boil down, concentrate
cook until very little liquid is left
The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time
(verb) concentrate, decoct, boil down
be cooked until very little liquid is left
The sauce should reduce to one cup
be the essential element
The proposal boils down to a compromise
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
(verb) scale down
make smaller
reduce an image
(verb) shrink
reduce in size; reduce physically
Hot water will shrink the sweater; Can you shrink this image?
(verb) abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, shorten
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
The manuscript must be shortened
(verb) cut, cut back, cut down, bring down, trim, trim back, trim down
cut down on; make a reduction in
reduce your daily fat intake; The employer wants to cut back health benefits
(verb) subdue, subjugate, quash, repress, keep down
put down by force or intimidation
The government quashes any attempt of an uprising; China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently; The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land