Reduce

v. lessen, diminish, decrease

REDUCE is a general-purpose computer algebra system geared towards applications in physics.The development of the REDUCE computer algebra system was started in the 1960s by Anthony C. Hearn. Since then, many scientists from all over the world have contributed to its development under his direction.REDUCE is written entirely in its own LISP dialect called Standard LISP, expressed in an Algol-like syntax called RLISP. The latter is used as a basis for REDUCE's user-level language.
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Reduction is the process of lowering, degrading, or diminishing.Reduction or reducing may also refer to:Reduction (chemistry), a process of lowering the positive valence state of an element (e.g., reducing an ore to metal); the reverse of oxidation, half of a redox reaction.Reduction (cooking), the process of thickening a liquid mixture such as a sauce by evaporationReduction (philosophy), in philosophy, the process of explaining a particular concept or phenomenon in terms of more fundamental concepts or phenomenaReduction (linguistics), in linguistics, the shortening of the pronunciation of a word. e.g. wanna, lemme, gimme.Reduction, in physiology, another name for weight loss or dietingReduction (orthopedic surgery), in orthopedic surgery, a medical procedure to restore a fracture to a correct alignmentReduction (town), a form of Catholic mission in South America in the 17th and 18th centuriesPurchasing reduction, in economics and in waste management, is the process of decreasing the purchase of consumer goodsReduction (Sweden), in 1680 a return of lands to the Crown earlier granted to the nobility.Waste reduction is the first and most desirable component of the waste hierarchy (reduce, reuse, recycle)
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Verb
1. cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
(synonym) cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) shorten
(verb-group) cut
(derivation) decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
2. make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"
(hypernym) simplify
(hyponym) abbreviate
(derivation) reduction, simplification
3. bring to humbler or weaker state or condition; "He reduced the population to slavery"
(hypernym) demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs
4. simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
(hypernym) substitute, replace
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
5. lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation; "She reduced her niece to a servant"
(hypernym) take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down
6. be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise"
(synonym) come down, boil down
(hypernym) become, turn
7. reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
(synonym) shrink
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) scale down
(cause) shrink, contract
(derivation) decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
8. lessen and make more modest; "reduce one's standard of living"
(hypernym) impoverish
9. make smaller; "reduce an image"
(synonym) scale down
(antonym) blow up, enlarge, magnify
(hypernym) shrink
(derivation) decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
10. 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
(synonym) deoxidize, deoxidise
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) benficiate
(derivation) reducing agent, reducer, reductant
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
11. narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners"
(synonym) tighten
(hypernym) restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
12. 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"
(synonym) repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate
(hypernym) oppress, suppress, crush
13. undergo meiosis; "The cells reduce"
(hypernym) separate, divide, part
14. reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
(hypernym) reposition
15. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
(synonym) abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten
(verb-group) edit, cut, edit out
16. be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"
(synonym) boil down, decoct, concentrate
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation
17. cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"
(synonym) boil down, concentrate
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation
18. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"
(synonym) dilute, thin, thin out, cut
(hypernym) weaken
(hyponym) water down
19. take off weight
(synonym) melt off, lose weight, slim, slenderize, thin, slim down
(antonym) gain, put on
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) sweat off
(derivation) reducing

adj. returning, back

n. veteran, former member of the armed forces

v. reduce, decrease; abridge, shorten; narrow; lower; weaken