reduce (A2)
verb
Pronunciation: /rɪˈdjuːs/
Definition
To make something smaller in size, amount, or degree.
Examples
We need to reduce our spending.
The medicine will reduce your pain.
How to Use reduce
- reduce something (prepositional phrase)
- To make something smaller in size, amount, or degree. — "We must reduce our carbon footprint."
- reduce something to something (prepositional phrase)
- To bring something to a particular state or condition. — "The war reduced the city to ruins."
- reduce by (prepositional phrase)
- To decrease by a specific amount. — "They reduced the price by 10%."
- reduce to (prepositional phrase)
- To make something simpler or less complex. — "Let's reduce the plan to its basic elements."
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