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- pronunciation:
- rih
dus
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
reduces, reducing, reduced |
| definition: |
When you reduce something, you make it less. If a store reduces its prices, the things in the store will cost less.
When Nathan's mother makes a pie, she always reduces the amount of sugar that the recipe asks for, otherwise it's too sweet for her.The bakery reduced the size of its cookies, so the cookies are smaller now.- synonyms:
- decrease, lessen, lower, moderate
- antonyms:
- extend, increase, magnify
- similar words:
- abbreviate, contract, narrow, shorten, shrink
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| related words: |
abbreviate, alleviate, concentrate, moderate, slim, trim |
| derivations: |
reducible (adj.), reducibility (n.) |
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