Definition of reduce

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Reduce (n.) To bring to the metallic state by separating from impurities; hence, in general, to remove oxygen from; to deoxidize; to combine with, or to subject to the action of, hydrogen; as, ferric iron is reduced to ferrous iron; or metals are reduced from their ores; -- opposed to oxidize..

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Systematist :: Systematist (n.) One who forms a system, or reduces to system..
Generalizable :: Generalizable (a.) Capable of being generalized, or reduced to a general form of statement, or brought under a general rule..
Bort :: Bort (n.) Imperfectly crystallized or coarse diamonds, or fragments made in cutting good diamonds which are reduced to powder and used in lapidary work..
Abate :: Abate (v. t.) To diminish; to reduce. Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets..
Refine :: Refine (v. t.) To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy; to separate from extraneous matter; to purify; to defecate; as, to refine gold or silver; to refine iron; to refine wine or sugar..
Fetch :: Fetch (v. t.) To reduce; to throw.
Disintegrable :: Disintegrable (a.) Capable of being disintegrated, or reduced to fragments or powder..
Take :: Take (v. t.) To obtain possession of by force or artifice; to get the custody or control of; to reduce into subjection to one's power or will; to capture; to seize; to make prisoner; as, to take am army, a city, or a ship; also, to come upon or befall; to fasten on; to attack; to seize; -- said of a disease, misfortune, or the like..
Deoxidize :: Deoxidize (v. t.) To deprive of oxygen; to reduce from the state of an oxide.
Atom :: Atom (v. t.) To reduce to atoms.
Reduct :: Reduct (v. t..) To reduce.
Adjust :: Adjust (v. t.) To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system..
Smalt :: Smalt (v. t.) A deep blue pigment or coloring material used in various arts. It is a vitreous substance made of cobalt, potash, and calcined quartz fused, and reduced to a powder..
Truss :: Truss (n.) A bandage or apparatus used in cases of hernia, to keep up the reduced parts and hinder further protrusion, and for other purposes..
Decivilize :: Decivilize (v. t.) To reduce from civilization to a savage state.
Reduce :: Reduce (n.) To bring into a certain order, arrangement, classification, etc.; to bring under rules or within certain limits of descriptions and terms adapted to use in computation; as, to reduce animals or vegetables to a class or classes; to reduce a series of observations in astronomy; to reduce language to rules..
Rolling-pin :: Rolling-pin (n.) A cylindrical piece of wood or other material, with which paste or dough may be rolled out and reduced to a proper thickness..
Absorbent :: Absorbent (n.) Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance e. g., iodine) which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts..
Miniature :: Miniature (a.) Being on a small; much reduced from the reality; as, a miniature copy..
Hedge :: Hedge (v. i.) To reduce the risk of a wager by making a bet against the side or chance one has bet on.
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