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.).
Concepten
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/
Etymologie (Engels)
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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