REDUCE

(verb) take off weight
synonyms : lose weight , melt off , slenderize , slim , slim down , thin
(verb) lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
"cut bourbon"
synonyms : cut , dilute , thin , thin out
(verb) narrow or limit
"reduce the influx of foreigners"
synonyms : tighten
(verb) cook until very little liquid is left
"The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"
synonyms : boil down , concentrate
(verb) be cooked until very little liquid is left
"The sauce should reduce to one cup"
synonyms : boil down , concentrate , decoct
(verb) be the essential element
"The proposal boils down to a compromise"
synonyms : boil down , come down
(verb) to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
synonyms : deoxidise , deoxidize
(verb) make smaller
"reduce an image"
synonyms : scale down
(verb) reduce in size; reduce physically
"Hot water will shrink the sweater", "Can you shrink this image?"
synonyms : shrink
(verb) make less complex
"reduce a problem to a single question"
(verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened"
synonyms : abbreviate , abridge , contract , cut , foreshorten , shorten
The President's speech has to be abbreviated before it can be published. -added by geeta_inlas

-tagged by learner_md

Can someone please give me the abridged editions of these fat books??
(verb) cut down on; make a reduction in
"reduce your daily fat intake", "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
synonyms : bring down , cut , cut back , cut down , trim , trim back , trim down
(verb) destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
(verb) reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
(verb) undergo meiosis
"The cells reduce"
(verb) lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
"She reduced her niece to a servant"
(verb) simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
(verb) lessen and make more modest
"reduce one's standard of living"
(verb) bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
"He reduced the population to slavery"
(verb) 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"
synonyms : keep down , quash , repress , subdue , subjugate

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