reduce
To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
Verb 4 meanings
To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
“to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc.”
To lose weight.
To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
“to reduce a sergeant to the ranks”
To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
“to reduce a province or a fort”
Etymology
From Middle English reducen, from Old French reduire, from Latin redūcō (“reduce”); from re- (“back”) + dūcō (“lead”). See duke, and compare with redoubt.
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REDUCE at a glance
REDUCE has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + D 2 + U 1 + C 3 + E 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,868 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with reduce
All rhymes- PRODUCE12
- INTRODUCE12
- SAUCE7
- REPRODUCE14
- INDUCE9
- LETTUCE9
- TRUCE7
- SPRUCE10
- SEDUCE9
- LUCE6
- DEDUCE10
- DEUCE8
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