American Dictionary
Definition reduce in American English
reduce
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[transitive]
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/rɪˈdus/
▪ considerably, dramatically, drastically, gradually, greatly, sharply, significantly, substantially
1
to make something smaller or less in size, amount, importance, etc.
Example
Their army will be drastically reduced in size and influence.
Example
The new systems should significantly reduce the amount of paper we use.
