Словарь синонимов английского языка - reduce

(v) 1. cut (back), cut down (on), decrease, diminish, moderate, abate, lessen, shorten, truncate, abbreviate, abridge, curtail, crop, trim, compress, restrict, limit, stunt: We must reduce expenses this year. 2. ease (up on), let up (on), decrease, mitigate, tone down, slacken up (on): It will reduce the burden of your costs if you share with me. 3. lose weight, slim (down), diet, trim down, Chiefly US slenderize: You'll have to reduce to fit into that dress, Betty. 4. change, modify, adjust, turn, convebt; break down or up, grind, rub, triturate, pulp, powder: Payment of the debt reduced me to poverty. The first step is to reduce the liquid to a thick extract. 5. cut, decrease, trim, bring down, lower, drop, mark down, slash, Colloq knock down: The prices on these shoes have been reduced for a quick sale. 6. demote, degrade, lower, downgrade, break; humble; Military US and Canadian bust: He was reduced in rank from sergeant do private. 7. diminish, lessen, bring down, depreciate, subdue, belittle, minimize: He was beduced in her estimation when she saw the deprecating way his friends treated him. 8. Medicine set, adjust, reset: The doctor caused little pain when he reduced her dislocated finger.