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reducing


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  reduce 
 
  8  of  19  senses  of  reduce 
 
  Sense  1 
  reduce,  cut  down  cut  back  trim,  trim  down  trim  back  cut,  bring  down 
  =>  shorten 
  =>  quench 
  =>  cut 
  =>  retrench 
  =>  slash 
  =>  thin  out 
  =>  thin 
  =>  take  away  detract 
  =>  deflate 
  =>  inflate 
  =>  shave,  knock  off 
 
  Sense  2 
  reduce,  simplify 
  =>  abbreviate 
 
  Sense  7 
  shrink,  reduce 
  =>  reduce,  scale  down 
  =>  reef 
  =>  miniaturize,  miniaturise 
  =>  depopulate,  desolate 
  =>  contract 
 
  Sense  10 
  deoxidize,  deoxidise,  reduce 
  =>  pole 
 
  Sense  12 
  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce 
  =>  clamp  down 
 
  Sense  15 
  abridge,  foreshorten,  abbreviate,  shorten,  cut,  contract,  reduce 
  =>  bowdlerize,  bowdlerise,  expurgate,  shorten 
  =>  condense,  concentrate 
 
  Sense  18 
  dilute,  thin,  thin  out  reduce,  cut 
  =>  water  down 
 
  Sense  19 
  reduce,  melt  off  lose  weight,  slim,  slenderize,  thin,  slim  down 
  =>  sweat  off 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  reduce 
 
  8  of  19  senses  of  reduce 
 
  Sense  1 
  reduce,  cut  down  cut  back  trim,  trim  down  trim  back  cut,  bring  down 
  =>  shorten 
  =>  foreshorten 
  =>  clip,  curtail,  cut  short 
  =>  syncopate 
  =>  truncate,  cut  short 
  =>  quench 
  =>  cut 
  =>  retrench 
  =>  slash 
  =>  thin  out 
  =>  snip,  clip,  crop,  trim,  lop,  dress,  prune,  cut  back 
  =>  shear 
  =>  poll,  pollard 
  =>  top  pinch 
  =>  tail 
  =>  disbud 
  =>  thin 
  =>  draw 
  =>  take  away  detract 
  =>  deflate 
  =>  inflate 
  =>  shave,  knock  off 
  =>  mark  down 
  =>  discount 
  =>  allow 
  =>  rebate 
 
  Sense  2 
  reduce,  simplify 
  =>  abbreviate 
 
  Sense  7 
  shrink,  reduce 
  =>  reduce,  scale  down 
  =>  reef 
  =>  miniaturize,  miniaturise 
  =>  depopulate,  desolate 
  =>  contract 
  =>  purse,  wrinkle 
 
  Sense  10 
  deoxidize,  deoxidise,  reduce 
  =>  pole 
 
  Sense  12 
  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce 
  =>  clamp  down 
 
  Sense  15 
  abridge,  foreshorten,  abbreviate,  shorten,  cut,  contract,  reduce 
  =>  bowdlerize,  bowdlerise,  expurgate,  shorten 
  =>  condense,  concentrate 
  =>  encapsulate,  capsule,  capsulize 
  =>  telescope 
 
  Sense  18 
  dilute,  thin,  thin  out  reduce,  cut 
  =>  water  down 
 
  Sense  19 
  reduce,  melt  off  lose  weight,  slim,  slenderize,  thin,  slim  down 
  =>  sweat  off 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  reduce 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  reduce 
 
  19  senses  of  reduce 
 
  Sense  1 
  reduce,  cut  down  cut  back  trim,  trim  down  trim  back  cut,  bring  down 
  =>  decrease,  lessen,  minify 
 
  Sense  2 
  reduce,  simplify 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  3 
  reduce 
  =>  demote,  bump,  relegate,  break,  kick  downstairs 
 
  Sense  4 
  reduce 
  =>  substitute,  replace 
 
  Sense  5 
  reduce 
  =>  degrade,  disgrace,  demean,  put  down 
 
  Sense  6 
  reduce,  come  down  boil  down 
  =>  become  turn 
 
  Sense  7 
  shrink,  reduce 
  =>  decrease,  lessen,  minify 
 
  Sense  8 
  reduce 
  =>  impoverish 
 
  Sense  9 
  reduce,  scale  down 
  =>  shrink,  reduce 
 
  Sense  10 
  deoxidize,  deoxidise,  reduce 
  =>  change 
 
  Sense  11 
  reduce,  tighten 
  =>  restrict,  restrain,  trammel,  limit,  bound,  confine,  throttle 
 
  Sense  12 
  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce 
  =>  oppress,  suppress,  crush 
 
  Sense  13 
  reduce 
  =>  separate,  divide,  part 
 
  Sense  14 
  reduce 
  =>  reposition 
 
  Sense  15 
  abridge,  foreshorten,  abbreviate,  shorten,  cut,  contract,  reduce 
  =>  decrease,  lessen,  minify 
 
  Sense  16 
  boil  down  reduce,  decoct,  concentrate 
  =>  decrease,  diminish,  lessen,  fall 
 
  Sense  17 
  reduce,  boil  down  concentrate 
  =>  decrease,  lessen,  minify 
 
  Sense  18 
  dilute,  thin,  thin  out  reduce,  cut 
  =>  weaken 
 
  Sense  19 
  reduce,  melt  off  lose  weight,  slim,  slenderize,  thin,  slim  down 
  =>  change  state,  turn 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  reduce 
 
  reduce  used  as  a  verb  is  very  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  19) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  reduce 
 
  Sense  1 
  reduce,  cut  down  cut  back  trim,  trim  down  trim  back  cut,  bring  down 
  =>  decrease,  lessen,  minify 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  reduce,  simplify 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  reduce 
  =>  demote,  bump,  relegate,  break,  kick  downstairs 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  reduce 
  =>  substitute,  replace 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  reduce 
  =>  degrade,  disgrace,  demean,  put  down 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  reduce,  come  down  boil  down 
  =>  become  turn 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  shrink,  reduce 
  =>  decrease,  lessen,  minify 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  reduce 
  =>  impoverish 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  9 
  reduce,  scale  down 
  =>  shrink,  reduce 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  10 
  deoxidize,  deoxidise,  reduce 
  =>  change 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  11 
  reduce,  tighten 
  =>  restrict,  restrain,  trammel,  limit,  bound,  confine,  throttle 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  12 
  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce 
  =>  oppress,  suppress,  crush 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  13 
  reduce 
  =>  separate,  divide,  part 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  14 
  reduce 
  =>  reposition 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  15 
  abridge,  foreshorten,  abbreviate,  shorten,  cut,  contract,  reduce 
  =>  decrease,  lessen,  minify 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  16 
  boil  down  reduce,  decoct,  concentrate 
  =>  decrease,  diminish,  lessen,  fall 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  17 
  reduce,  boil  down  concentrate 
  =>  decrease,  lessen,  minify 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  18 
  dilute,  thin,  thin  out  reduce,  cut 
  =>  weaken 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  19 
  reduce,  melt  off  lose  weight,  slim,  slenderize,  thin,  slim  down 
  =>  change  state,  turn 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  reducing 
  reducing 
  reducing  agent 
  reducing  diet 
 
  Overview  of  noun  reducing 
 
  The  noun  reducing  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  reduction,  reducing  --  (any  process  in  which  electrons  are  added  to  an  atom  or  ion  (as  by  removing  oxygen  or  adding  hydrogen);  always  occurs  accompanied  by  oxidation  of  the  reducing  agent) 
  2.  reducing  --  (loss  of  excess  weight  (as  by  dieting);  becoming  slimmer;  "a  doctor  supervised  her  reducing") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  reduce 
 
  The  verb  reduce  has  19  senses  (first  11  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (103)  reduce,  cut  down  cut  back  trim,  trim  down  trim  back  cut,  bring  down  --  (cut  down  on  make  a  reduction  in  "reduce  your  daily  fat  intake";  "The  employer  wants  to  cut  back  health  benefits") 
  2.  (11)  reduce,  simplify  --  (make  less  complex;  "reduce  a  problem  to  a  single  question") 
  3.  (5)  reduce  --  (bring  to  humbler  or  weaker  state  or  condition;  "He  reduced  the  population  to  slavery") 
  4.  (3)  reduce  --  (simplify  the  form  of  a  mathematical  equation  of  expression  by  substituting  one  term  for  another) 
  5.  (3)  reduce  --  (lower  in  grade  or  rank;  "She  reduced  her  niece  to  a  servant";  force  somebody  into  an  unpleasant  situation) 
  6.  (3)  reduce,  come  down  boil  down  --  (be  the  essential  element;  "The  proposal  boils  down  to  a  compromise") 
  7.  (2)  shrink,  reduce  --  (reduce  in  size;  reduce  physically;  "Hot  water  will  shrink  the  sweater";  "Can  you  shrink  this  image?") 
  8.  (1)  reduce  --  (lessen;  "reduced  standard  of  living") 
  9.  (1)  reduce,  scale  down  --  (make  smaller;  "reduce  an  image") 
  10.  (1)  deoxidize,  deoxidise,  reduce  --  (remove  oxygen  from  a  compound,  in  chemistry) 
  11.  (1)  reduce,  tighten  --  (narrow  or  limit;  "reduce  the  influx  of  foreigners") 
  12.  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce  --  (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") 
  13.  reduce  --  (undergo  meiosis;  "The  cells  reduce") 
  14.  reduce  --  (reposition  back  to  its  normal  site,  as  of  a  broken  bone,  in  surgery) 
  15.  abridge,  foreshorten,  abbreviate,  shorten,  cut,  contract,  reduce  --  (reduce  in  scope  while  retaining  essential  elements;  "The  manuscript  must  be  shortened") 
  16.  boil  down  reduce,  decoct,  concentrate  --  (be  cooked  until  very  little  is  left  as  of  sauces;  "The  sauce  should  reduce  to  one  cup") 
  17.  reduce,  boil  down  concentrate  --  (cook  until  very  little  liquid  is  left  as  of  sauces;  "The  cook  reduced  the  sauce  by  boiling  it  for  a  long  time") 
  18.  dilute,  thin,  thin  out  reduce,  cut  --  (lessen  the  strength  or  flavor  of  a  solution  or  mixture;  "cut  bourbon") 
  19.  reduce,  melt  off  lose  weight,  slim,  slenderize,  thin,  slim  down  --  (take  off  weight) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  reducing 
 
  The  noun  reducing  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  reduction,  reducing  --  (any  process  in  which  electrons  are  added  to  an  atom  or  ion  (as  by  removing  oxygen  or  adding  hydrogen);  always  occurs  accompanied  by  oxidation  of  the  reducing  agent) 
  2.  reducing  --  (loss  of  excess  weight  (as  by  dieting);  becoming  slimmer;  "a  doctor  supervised  her  reducing") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  reduce 
 
  The  verb  reduce  has  19  senses  (first  11  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (103)  reduce,  cut  down  cut  back  trim,  trim  down  trim  back  cut,  bring  down  --  (cut  down  on  make  a  reduction  in  "reduce  your  daily  fat  intake";  "The  employer  wants  to  cut  back  health  benefits") 
  2.  (11)  reduce,  simplify  --  (make  less  complex;  "reduce  a  problem  to  a  single  question") 
  3.  (5)  reduce  --  (bring  to  humbler  or  weaker  state  or  condition;  "He  reduced  the  population  to  slavery") 
  4.  (3)  reduce  --  (simplify  the  form  of  a  mathematical  equation  of  expression  by  substituting  one  term  for  another) 
  5.  (3)  reduce  --  (lower  in  grade  or  rank;  "She  reduced  her  niece  to  a  servant";  force  somebody  into  an  unpleasant  situation) 
  6.  (3)  reduce,  come  down  boil  down  --  (be  the  essential  element;  "The  proposal  boils  down  to  a  compromise") 
  7.  (2)  shrink,  reduce  --  (reduce  in  size;  reduce  physically;  "Hot  water  will  shrink  the  sweater";  "Can  you  shrink  this  image?") 
  8.  (1)  reduce  --  (lessen;  "reduced  standard  of  living") 
  9.  (1)  reduce,  scale  down  --  (make  smaller;  "reduce  an  image") 
  10.  (1)  deoxidize,  deoxidise,  reduce  --  (remove  oxygen  from  a  compound,  in  chemistry) 
  11.  (1)  reduce,  tighten  --  (narrow  or  limit;  "reduce  the  influx  of  foreigners") 
  12.  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce  --  (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") 
  13.  reduce  --  (undergo  meiosis;  "The  cells  reduce") 
  14.  reduce  --  (reposition  back  to  its  normal  site,  as  of  a  broken  bone,  in  surgery) 
  15.  abridge,  foreshorten,  abbreviate,  shorten,  cut,  contract,  reduce  --  (reduce  in  scope  while  retaining  essential  elements;  "The  manuscript  must  be  shortened") 
  16.  boil  down  reduce,  decoct,  concentrate  --  (be  cooked  until  very  little  is  left  as  of  sauces;  "The  sauce  should  reduce  to  one  cup") 
  17.  reduce,  boil  down  concentrate  --  (cook  until  very  little  liquid  is  left  as  of  sauces;  "The  cook  reduced  the  sauce  by  boiling  it  for  a  long  time") 
  18.  dilute,  thin,  thin  out  reduce,  cut  --  (lessen  the  strength  or  flavor  of  a  solution  or  mixture;  "cut  bourbon") 
  19.  reduce,  melt  off  lose  weight,  slim,  slenderize,  thin,  slim  down  --  (take  off  weight) 



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