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reduce
[ ri-doos, -dyoos ]
/ rɪˈdus, -ˈdyus /
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verb (used with object), re·duced, re·duc·ing.
verb (used without object), re·duced, re·duc·ing.
OTHER WORDS FOR reduce
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Origin of reduce
1325–75; Middle English reducen to lead back <Latin redūcere to lead back, bring back, equivalent to re-re- + dūcere to lead
OTHER WORDS FROM reduce
an·ti·re·duc·ing, adjective, nounnon·re·duc·ing, adjectiveo·ver·re·duce, verb, o·ver·re·duced, o·ver·re·duc·ing.Words nearby reduce
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British Dictionary definitions for reduce
reduce
/ (rɪˈdjuːs) /
verb (mainly tr)
Derived forms of reduce
reducible, adjectivereducibility, nounreducibly, adverbWord Origin for reduce
C14: from Latin redūcere to bring back, from re- + dūcere to lead
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