Reducent vs. Reduce
Difference Between Reducent and Reduce
Reducentadjective
Tending to reduce.
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.Reducentnoun
A reducing agent.
Reduceverb
(intransitive) To lose weight.
Reduceverb
(transitive) To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
to reduce a sergeant to the ranksReduceverb
(transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
to reduce a province or a fortReduceverb
(transitive) To bring to an inferior state or condition.
to reduce a city to ashesReduceverb
To decrease the liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.
Reduceverb
To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
Reduceverb
To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
Reduceverb
To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
Reduceverb
To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.
Reduceverb
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
