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- Dictionaryre·duce/rəˈdo͞os/
verb
- 1. make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size: "the need for businesses to reduce costs" Similar Opposite
- 2. bring someone or something to (a lower or weaker state, condition, or role): "she has been reduced to near poverty" Similar
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decrease, lessen, diminish, reduce, abate, dwindle mean to grow or make less. decrease suggests a progressive decline in size, amount, numbers, or intensity. slowly decreased the amount of pressure. lessen suggests a decline in amount rather than in number. has been unable to lessen her debt.
verb (used with object) , re·duced, re·duc·ing. to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds. Synonyms: abate, attenuate, lessen, retrench, contract, curtail, abridge, shorten, decrease, diminish. Antonyms: increase. to lower in degree, intensity, etc.: to reduce the speed of a car.
less than before or less than usual: reduced costs/hours/rates The industry's workers have been subjected to reduced hours and the potential for layoffs. greatly/dramatically/sharply reduced We now have a greatly reduced deficit. (Definition of reduced from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of reduced.
Reduced definition: made smaller, lower, or less; diminished. See examples of REDUCED used in a sentence.
to make something less in size, amount, degree, importance, or price: A low-fat diet can reduce the risk of heart disease. Grunn employs 17,900 people, but that number will be reduced by 500 workers. All electronic equipment in the store has been reduced (= lowered in price).
To bring to a specified undesirable state, as of weakness or helplessness: disease that reduced the patient to emaciation; teasing that reduced the child to tears.
A reduced thing has been lessened or subtracted from. If you want to ride your bike in Italy and you’re on a budget, look for reduced airfare. For a reduced risk of injury, wear a helmet when you get there. To reduce something is to make it smaller or lessen it in some way.
verb. narrow or limit. “ reduce the influx of foreigners” synonyms: tighten. see more. verb. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.
adjective. uk / rɪˈdjuːst / us / rɪˈduːst / Add to word list. less than before or less than usual: reduced costs/hours/rates The industry's workers have been subjected to reduced hours and the potential for layoffs. greatly/dramatically/sharply reduced We now have a greatly reduced deficit.
reduce. [transitive, intransitive] to make something less or smaller in size, quantity, price, etc.; to become less or smaller in size, quantity, etc. reduce something Reduce speed now (= on a sign). Giving up smoking reduces the risk of heart disease.
