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re·duce  (r-ds, -dys)
v. re·duced, re·duc·ing, re·duc·es
v.tr.
1. To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish. See Synonyms at decrease.
2. To bring to a humbler, weaker, difficult, or forced state or condition; especially:
a. To gain control of; conquer: "a design to reduce them under absolute despotism" (Declaration of Independence).
b. To subject to destruction: Enemy bombers reduced the city to rubble.
c. To weaken bodily: was reduced almost to emaciation.
d. To sap the spirit or mental energy of.
e. To compel to desperate acts: The Depression reduced many to begging on street corners.
f. To lower in rank or grade. See Synonyms at demote.
g. To powder or pulverize.
h. To thin (paint) with a solvent.
3. To lower the price of: The store has drastically reduced winter coats.
4. To put in order or arrange systematically.
5. To separate into orderly components by analysis.
6. Chemistry
a. To decrease the valence of (an atom) by adding electrons.
b. To remove oxygen from (a compound).
c. To add hydrogen to (a compound).
d. To change to a metallic state by removing nonmetallic constituents; smelt.
7. Mathematics To simplify the form of (an expression, such as a fraction) without changing the value.
8. Medicine To restore (a fractured or displaced body part) to a normal condition or position.
v.intr.
1. To become diminished.
2. To lose weight, as by dieting.
3. Biology To undergo meiosis.

[Middle English reducen, to bring back, from Old French reducier, from Latin redcere : re-, re- + dcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

re·ducer n.
re·duci·bili·ty n.
re·duci·ble adj.
re·duci·bly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.reduced - made less in size or amount or degree
2.reduced - well below normal (especially in price)
low - less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"
Translations
reduced [rɪˈdjuːst] ADJ
1. (= lower) [numbers, cost, expenditure] → reducido; [price] → reducido, rebajado
at a reduced ratecon una tarifa reducida or rebajada, con rebaja or descuento
non-smokers have a reduced risk of heart diseaselos no fumadores tienen menos riesgo de contraer enfermedades cardíacas
I had to get used to living on a reduced incomeme tuve que acostumbrar a vivir con pocos ingresos
"reduced to clear"rebajas por liquidación
2. (= smaller) [size] → reducido
French troops will have a reduced role in the arealas tropas francesas desempeñarán un papel poco importante en la zona
on a reduced scalea escala reducida
3. (= straitened) to be living in reduced circumstances (frm, hum) → pasar necesidades or estrecheces
reduced [rɪˈdjuːst] adj (= on sale) → réduit(e)
"greatly reduced prices" → "gros rabais"
at a reduced price [goods] → au rabais; [ticket] → à prix réduit
reduced
adj price, fareermäßigt, reduziert; prices also, goodsherabgesetzt, heruntergesetzt; scale, versionkleiner; risk, demand, threat, rolegeringer; circumstancesbeschränkt; the judge gave him a reduced sentence of five yearsder Richter verurteilte ihn zu einer verkürzten Haftstrafe von fünf Jahren; at a reduced pricezu einem ermäßigten or reduzierten Preis; “reduced” (on ticket) → „ermäßigt“; in reduced circumstancesin beschränkten (Lebens)umständen
reduced [rɪˈdjuːst] adj (decreased) → ridotto/a
at a reduced price → a prezzo ribassato or ridotto
"greatly reduced prices" → "grandi ribassi"
in reduced circumstances → nelle ristrettezze
reduced [rɪˈdjuːst] adj (decreased) → ridotto/a
at a reduced price → a prezzo ribassato or ridotto
"greatly reduced prices" → "grandi ribassi"
in reduced circumstances → nelle ristrettezze


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They consulted long about this; and some were against it for fear of making the wretches fly to the woods and live there desperate, and so they should have them to hunt like wild beasts, be afraid to stir out about their business, and have their plantations continually rifled, all their tame goats destroyed, and, in short, be reduced to a life of continual distress.
"Because," said the Man Leaning on a Spade, "I belong to the Gravediggers' National Extortion Society, and we have decided to limit the production of graves and get more money for the reduced output.
Such appellants, unsupported by money, interest, or power, seldom make out a very strong case for reparation of any sort, in this righteous world of ours, and had it not been for the goodness of the dauphine it is probable that the vicomtesse and her grand-daughter would have been reduced to downright beggary.
 
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