Meaning : Make less complex.
Example :
Reduce a problem to a single question.
Meaning : Bring to humbler or weaker state or condition.
Example :
He reduced the population to slavery.
Meaning : Simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another.
Meaning : Lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation.
Example :
She reduced her niece to a servant.
Meaning : Reduce in size. Reduce physically.
Example :
Hot water will shrink the sweater.
Can you shrink this image?.
Synonyms : shrink
Meaning : Lessen and make more modest.
Example :
Reduce one's standard of living.
Meaning : Undergo meiosis.
Example :
The cells reduce.
Meaning : Reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site.
Meaning : Destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it.
Meaning : Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.
Example :
The manuscript must be shortened.
Synonyms : abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, shorten
Meaning : Be cooked until very little liquid is left.
Example :
The sauce should reduce to one cup.
Synonyms : boil down, concentrate, decoct
Meaning : Cook until very little liquid is left.
Example :
The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time.
Synonyms : boil down, concentrate