réduire
Meaning
- to reduce
- to cut (prices); to shorten (text); to reduce, scale down (pictures, etc.)
- to reduce (someone)
- to reduce (something)
- to reduce, set
- to reduce
- to capture (a place), to quell (opposition etc.)
- to amount to, to come down to
Concepts
make smaller
abbreviate
cease burning
trim back
boil away
trim down
draw close
Synonyms
s’amoindrir
se raidir
faire briller
s’abaisser
s’éclaircir
s’éteindre
commencer à faire jour
reduire
esclavager
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁe.dɥiʁ/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French reduire, from Old French reduire, an alteration or Gallicization of Latin redūcere (“reduce”), after conduire.
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