reduce

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reduce

/reˈdu.t͡ʃe/
[re̞ˈd̪u.t͡ʃe̞]

Rhymes with -ut͡ʃe

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin reducere, French réduire, based on duce. Compare the inherited doublet arăduce.

verb a reduce 3rd conjugation · reduce · redus · reducă · a reduce · reducând

transitive to reduce, to lessen

In English

cut to reduce
reduce to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something
ease to lessen in severity
diminish To make smaller

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@misc{reduce_2026,
  title = {reduce},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/reduce},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}