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Definition reduce to in British English

reduce to phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to make something change into a different form by damaging it or crushing it

Example

The fruit is reduced to a pulp and then mixed with sugar.

Example

This beautiful forest has been reduced to a wasteland.

Example

The building was reduced to rubble by the explosion.

Synonyms and related words
destroy ruin devastate
2

to force someone into an unpleasant state or situation

Example

Stress had reduced him to a nervous wreck.

Synonyms and related words
let down hold back embarrass
2.1

to upset or shock someone so much that they cry or are unable to speak

Synonyms and related words
surprise shock shake up
Definition reduce to in British English