Dictionary Check: reduce
"reduce" is a valid word!
Scrabble
9
points
Words with Friends
11
points
Definition
verb
cut down on; make a reduction in
Example:
"reduce your daily fat intake"
verb
make less complex
Example:
"reduce a problem to a single question"
verb
bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
Example:
"He reduced the population to slavery"
verb
simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
verb
lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
Example:
"She reduced her niece to a servant"
verb
be the essential element
Example:
"The proposal boils down to a compromise"
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