reduce

Betekenis (Engels)

To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
To lose weight.
To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
To bring to an inferior state or condition.
To decrease the liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.
To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.
To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form.
To convert to written form. (Usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)
To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
To reform a line or column from (a square).
To strike off the payroll.
To annul by legal means.
(obsolete) To translate (a book, document, etc.).

reduceren

verminderen

verlagen

herleiden

inkrimpen

verkleinen

beperken

inkorten

vereenvoudigen

zetten

beknotten

afnemen

wijzigen

afdraaien

degraderen

bekorten

verkorten

veranderen

afbreken

afgeven op

afkammen

aflaten

een streep trekken

in discrediet brengen

kleineren

kleinmaken

laten zakken

neerhalen

neerlaten

ruïneren

strijken

te gronde richten

ten val brengen

trekken

vellen

verderven

vernederen

verootmoedigen

samentrekken

aanbelangen

afzwakken

couperen

terugbrengen

verjagen

kleiner worden

beknibbelen

krimpen

afkorten

begrenzen

overslaan

modificeren

minimaliseren

inkoken

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɹɪˈdjuːs/

From Middle English reducen, from Old French reduire, from Latin redūcō (“reduce”); from re- (“back”) + dūcō (“lead”). See duke, and compare with redoubt.

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