To thicken a liquid mixture such as a sauce by evaporation.
To cut down on; to make a reduction in (especially costs, jobs, e.g. with financial and administrative acts).
Euphemism for "reduce", "make worse, smaller or less", "give up".
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
be cooked until very little is left; as of sauces; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"
remove oxygen from a compound, in chemistry
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"
reposition back to its normal site, as of a broken bone, in surgery
undergo meiosis; "The cells reduce"
lower in grade or rank; "She reduced her niece to a servant"; force somebody into an unpleasant situation
simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
lessen; "reduced standard of living"
bring to humbler or weaker state or condition; "He reduced the population to slavery"
cook until very little liquid is left, as of sauces; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"
be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise"
cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
take off weight
make smaller; "reduce an image"
make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"
narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners"
put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"
be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"
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
reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation; "She reduced her niece to a servant"
lessen and make more modest; "reduce one''s standard of living"
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
narrow or limit
cook until very little liquid is left
be cooked until very little liquid is left
be the essential element
make smaller
reduce in size; reduce physically
make less complex
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
cut down on; make a reduction in
destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
undergo meiosis
lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
