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reduce

/ɹəˈdus/ · 6 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. verb

    cut down on; make a reduction in

    reduce your daily fat intake

  2. verb

    make less complex

    reduce a problem to a single question

  3. verb

    bring to humbler or weaker state or condition

    He reduced the population to slavery

  4. verb

    simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another

  5. verb

    lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation

    She reduced her niece to a servant

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