Verb

Infinitive to reduce

Third person singular reduces

Simple past reduced

Past participle reduced

Present participle reducing

to reduce (third-person singular simple present reduces, present participle reducing, simple past and past participle reduced)

  1. (transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower, to impair.
    • to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc.
  2. (intransitive) To lose weight.
  3. (transitive) To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
    • to reduce a sergeant to the ranks
    • An ancient but reduced family. --Sir Walter Scott.
    • Nothing so excellent but a man may fasten upon something belonging to it, to reduce it. --John Tillotson.
    • Having reduced their foe to misery beneath their fears. -- John Milton.
    • Hester Prynne was shocked at the condition to which she found the clergyman reduced. --Nathaniel Hawthorne.
  4. (transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
    • to reduce a province or a fort
  5. (transitive) To bring to an inferior state or condition.
    • to reduce a city to ashes
  6. (transitive, cooking) To decrease the liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.
  7. (transitive, chemistry) To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
  8. (transitive, metallurgy) To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
  9. (transitive, mathematics) To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.

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Fri Jul 10 08:13:22 2009

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How can I reduce the curliness of my hair without harsh chemicals?
Q. I don't want it to be straight or wavy. I have really curly hair and I just want it so it won't have fly aways, frizziness, or to stick out. I want it to lie flat instead of kinda like an afro. Is it possible for something to reduce the curls (make them less curly and more smooth)and to reduce frizziness besides a perm, relaxer, or something with chemicals? Any suggestions will help! Thanks!
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A. i use the shampoo called Matrix. it's in orange bottles. it can get kind of expensive though. hope this helps.
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How to reduce the body weight in one month?
Q. I am going join in a college next month. I need to reduce my weight atleast 15 kgs can any one help me?
Asked by Twinkle - Mon Mar 31 03:59:17 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Well if you are really motivated to reduce your weight than firstly you try to eat food with lesser quantity many times in a day then eating twice or thrice full. Walking fastly can also be a good solution. But do remember lesser the intake and increase the burn give of calories. All the Best for your college!!!
Answered by sakshi s - Mon Mar 31 07:06:45 2008

How to reduce the squeaking sound when playing a violin?
Q. How to reduce the squeaking sound to make the violin sound better? Does applying too much rosin cause this? I watched plenty of homemade violin videos on youtube, they all have the "ga ga ga" sound. (Yes, I do realize not enough practice or a cheaply made violin may also be the cause, but please do not note them in the answer.)
Asked by corona7w - Wed Jul 18 03:54:16 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The squeaking sound is, in my experience, usually caused by pressing too hard with the bow.Too little rosin wil make the bow slide around on the string but I've never heard of too much.Try this. Hold the violin in playing position. Hold the bow in the correct grip, and just rwst it on the strings, with no pressure.Draw the bow gently across the strings. It should sound a clear note. Repeat, pressing a little harder on the bow, until it starts to squeak. Then u know how much pressure is too much. Hope this helps
Answered by SKCave - Wed Jul 18 19:14:14 2007

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