to reduce
162
2.1
- verb
- /rɪˈdjuːs/
:
humillar
- In addition, perpetrators may feel reduced responsibility and accountability when online compared with face-to-face situations.
How dare you reduce me to a stereotype?
- How dare you reduce me to a stereotype?
- The Stasi used that information to to reduce your liberty.
Examples
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The potential utility of many existing collections is reduced by a lack of data on treatment history.
Academic text (2011) -
How dare you reduce me to a stereotype?
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Is this what we're reduced to, considering the least worst option?
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For ages, we human beings have been creating tools to reduce the strain of travel.
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We don't, but it certainly will reduce that risk.
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Our relationship has been reduced to text-messaging.
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A world that had seemed infinite was reduced overnight to human proportions.
Academic text (2011) -
By mid-1996, al Qaeda was a shell of an organization, reduced to some 30 members.
Academic text (2011) -
To a large extent, new technology could even reduce Egypt's insecurity over water availability.
Academic text (2008) -
The new policy aims to reduce pollution levels in the city to improve air quality.
Synonyms
802
1.0
Make something go down in position, amount, or strength
305
2.8
To make people and things less strong or effective
201
3.7
To become less in size, importance, or value
181
2.8
Become less in amount or value
89
3.0
Make an amount or level lower
66
3.5
Make something less strong or harsh
65
2.7
To make something smaller in amount or number
44
3.7
To make something less strong, for example a sound, color or feeling
43
4.9
To make something lower in rank, value or importance
39
3.6
To stop people or groups from becoming stronger
37
5.5
To bring a person or thing under control, often by force
36
6.8
Move someone to a lower job or position as punishment
34
2.8
To make something smaller in amount or strength
23
6.8
To become less strong or severe and to make something do the same
21
9.2
To bring someone or something under control, often by force
19
6.7
Use force to stop protests or opposition
10
8.8
To make something weaker or less effective
10
5.1
To make a list or group smaller by removing items over time
10
4.8
To make prices, levels, or activity fall
9
4.4
Make something smaller by removing parts you do not need
8
4.1
Make something smaller, like a product or living space
8
4.0
To make something smaller in size or amount
3
4.3
Reduce something to a lower level, for example power or voltage
3
5.9
To make something smaller gradually by cutting or wearing it away
1
6.5
Reduce people's rights or freedoms
1
7.3
To become less strong or less tight
1
8.4
To make something smaller so it uses less space or time
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
How Submissive
- Formal
21
9.2
- Offensive
414
6.1
55
5.1
162
2.1
89
4.7
802
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
reduce = re + duce
Although the form shows re + duce, 'duce' is not a standalone English word, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from familiar English components.
Etymology
Reduce comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and ducere 'to lead'. This helps explain uses like making someone or something lower or weaker, because to reduce is to 'bring down' or lower their state.