Reducing — synonyms, reducing antonyms, definition

1. reducing (a)

abating declining diminishing dwindling less and less lessening shrinking

2. reducing (Noun)

abating abridgment contraction cropping cutting decline declining decrease decreasing diminishing discount dwindling editing lessening lowering reduction shortening shrinkage shrinking trimming

reducing (Noun) — Any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent.

reducing (Noun) — Loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer. ex. "a doctor supervised her reducing"

chemical reaction loss reaction

3. reducing (Verb)

abbreviating abridging boiling down bringing down coming down concentrating contracting cutting back cutting down decocting deoxidising deoxidizing diluting foreshortening keeping down losing weight melting off quashing repressing scaling down • • • blowing up gaining

reducing (Verb) — Make a reduction in, cut down on. ex. "reduce your daily fat intake"

reducing (Verb) — Make less complex. ex. "reduce a problem to a single question"

reducing (Verb) — Bring to humbler or weaker state or condition. ex. "He reduced the population to slavery"

reducing (Verb) — (mathematics) simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another.

reducing (Verb) — Lower in grade, rank or force somebody into an undignified situation. ex. "She reduced her niece to a servant"

reducing (Verb) — Be the essential element. ex. "The proposal reduces to a compromise"

reducing (Verb) — Reduce in size; reduce physically.

reducing (Verb) — Lessen and make more modest. ex. "reduce one's standard of living"

reducing (Verb) — Make smaller. ex. "reduce an image"

reducing (Verb) — (chemistry) 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.

reducing (Verb) — Narrow or limit. ex. "reduce the influx of foreigners"

reducing (Verb) — Put down by force or intimidation. ex. "The government reduces any attempt of an uprising"

reducing (Verb) — Undergo meiosis. ex. "The cells reduce"

reducing (Verb) — Reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site.

reducing (Verb) — (linguistics) destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it.

reducing (Verb) — Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements. ex. "The manuscript must be reduced"

reducing (Verb) — (cooking) be cooked until very little liquid is left. ex. "The sauce should reduce to one cup"

reducing (Verb) — (cooking) cook until very little liquid is left. ex. "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"

reducing (Verb) — Lessen the strength or flavour of a solution or mixture.

reducing (Verb) — Take off weight.

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