Reduce vs. Decrease

Difference Between Reduce and Decrease
Reduceverb
(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower, to impair.
to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc.Decreaseverb
(intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
Reduceverb
(intransitive) To lose weight.
Decreaseverb
(transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.
Reduceverb
(transitive) To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
to reduce a sergeant to the ranksDecreasenoun
An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years. File:One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease.oggReduceverb
(transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
to reduce a province or a fortDecreasenoun
(knitting) A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).
Reduceverb
(transitive) To bring to an inferior state or condition.
to reduce a city to ashesDecreasenoun
a change downward;
there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsidedthere was a sharp drop-off in salesReduceverb
To decrease the liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.
Decreasenoun
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
Reduceverb
To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
Decreasenoun
the amount by which something decreases
Reduceverb
To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
Decreasenoun
the act of decreasing or reducing something
Reduceverb
To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
Decreaseverb
decrease in size, extent, or range;
The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semesterThe cabin pressure fell dramaticallyher weight fall to under a hundred poundshis voice fell to a whisperReduceverb
To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.
Decreaseverb
make smaller;
He decreased his staffReduceverb
To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form
Reduceverb
To convert to written form (Usage note: this verb almost always take the phrase "to writing").
It is important that all business contracts be reduced to writing.Reduceverb
To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
Reduceverb
To reform a line or column from (a square).
Reduceverb
To translate (a book, document, etc.).
a book reduced into EnglishReduceverb
cut down on; make a reduction in;
reduce your daily fat intakeThe employer wants to cut back health benefitsReduceverb
make less complex;
reduce a problem to a single questionReduceverb
bring to humbler or weaker state or condition;
He reduced the population to slaveryReduceverb
simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
Reduceverb
lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation;
She reduced her niece to a servantReduceverb
be the essential element;
The proposal boils down to a compromiseReduceverb
reduce in size; reduce physically;
Hot water will shrink the sweaterCan you shrink this image?Reduceverb
lessen and make more modest;
reduce one's standard of livingReduceverb
make smaller;
reduce an imageReduceverb
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
Reduceverb
narrow or limit;
reduce the influx of foreignersReduceverb
put down by force or intimidation;
The government quashes any attempt of an uprisingChina keeps down her dissidents very efficientlyThe rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the landReduceverb
undergo meiosis;
The cells reduceReduceverb
reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
Reduceverb
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements;
The manuscript must be shortenedReduceverb
be cooked until very little liquid is left;
The sauce should reduce to one cupReduceverb
cook until very little liquid is left;
The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long timeReduceverb
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;
cut bourbonReduceverb
take off weight