reduced

Verb

• cut down on; make a reduction in
• make less complex
• bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
  • "He reduced the population to slavery"
• simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
• lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
  • "She reduced her niece to a servant"
• be the essential element
• reduce in size; reduce physically
• lessen and make more modest
• make smaller
• to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
• narrow or limit
• put down by force or intimidation
• undergo meiosis
• reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
• destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
• be cooked until very little liquid is left
• cook until very little liquid is left
  • "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"
• lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
• take off weight
• simple past and past participle of reduce

Adjective

• made less in size or amount or degree

Adjective Satellite

• well below normal (especially in price)

Adj

• Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.
• Discounted in price.
• Of a sauce etc.: made more concentrated.

Examples

• "The chicken was served in a reduced red wine sauce."
• "the reduced goods at the sale"
• "the reduced prices in a summer sale"

Synonyms

abbreviate, abridge, boil down, bring down, come down, concentrate, contract, cut, cut back, cut down, decoct, decreased, deoxidise, deoxidize, dilute, foreshorten, keep down, lose weight, melt off, quash, reduce, repress, rock-bottom, scale down, shorten, shrink, slenderize, slim, slim down, subdue, subjugate, thin, thin out, tighten, trim, trim back, trim down

Antonyms

blow up, expand, gain, increased, oxidise, oxidize

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