reducing in English

verb

1

make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

the need for businesses to reduce costs

synonyms: lessen, make smaller, lower, bring down, decrease, diminish, minimize, shrink, narrow, contract, shorten, ax, cut, cut back/down, make cutbacks in, trim, curtail, slim (down), prune, chop, discount, mark down, lower the price of, cut, cut in price, make cheaper, put on sale, slash, knock down

2

bring someone or something to (a lower or weaker state, condition, or role).

she has been reduced to near poverty

synonyms: bring to, bring to the point of, drive to

3

change a substance to (a different or more basic form).

it is difficult to understand how lava could have been reduced to dust

4

cause to combine chemically with hydrogen.

5

restore (a dislocated part) to its proper position by manipulation or surgery.

The dislocation is reduced at the hospital in Taos, but there are so many broken bones that I'll need surgery.

noun

reduction

verb

lessen, bring to, demote, discount, shorten, bring down, thin out, lose weight, keep down, decoct, boil down, tighten, shrink, scale down, deoxidize
lessen, make smaller, lower, bring down, decrease, diminish, minimize, shrink, narrow, contract, shorten, ax, cut, cut back/down, make cutbacks in, trim, curtail, slim (down), prune, chop
bring to, bring to the point of, drive to
demote, downgrade, bring low, lower, lower in rank
discount, mark down, lower the price of, cut, cut in price, make cheaper, put on sale, slash, knock down
shorten, contract, cut, abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten
bring down, cut, cut back, trim back, cut down, trim down, trim
thin out, cut, dilute, thin
lose weight, slenderize, melt off, thin, slim, slim down
keep down, subdue, quash, subjugate, repress
decoct, boil down, concentrate
boil down, concentrate
boil down, come down
tighten
shrink
scale down
deoxidize, deoxidise

Use "reducing" in a sentence

1. Reducing taxes, reducing rents, awarding more prizes on the trust fund, reducing administrative charges, reducing insurance fund contributions?

2. Reducing order lead time can be taken by reducing batch.

3. I'm reducing speed.

4. They are reducing speed.

5. Vibration-reducing headrest guide

6. Reducing or non-reducing polynucleotide polymer for drug delivery and method for preparing same

7. The time lag between reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reducing the actual concentrations is long.

8. Device for reducing aerodynamic drag

9. ADVICE FOR REDUCING NUCLEAR ARSENAL

10. Bioenergy resources contribute to reducing U.S

11. Tax Avoidance legally reducing tax liability

12. Reducing air leaks into the system

13. Achievements include reducing the gaps in access to formal education, thereby reducing drop-out rates among women.

14. Comer Gearboxes speed increasing or reducing

15. Device for reducing vehicle aerodynamic resistance

16. Sulphite reducing anaerobes: ≤ 30 CFU/g

17. It means reducing time-wasting pursuits.

18. Comer Gearboxes speed increasing or reducing

19. Adiaphoretic definition, preventing or reducing perspiration

20. Reducing Noise Pollution to Acceptable Levels

21. Improving carbon nanofillers by reducing clumping

22. And empowerment through employment -- reducing stigma.

23. One approach to reducing these emissions is through reducing the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of these fuels.

24. Multiple hearth furnace for reducing iron oxide

25. Mmt overhead-reducing payloading apparatus and method

26. Forage additives for reducing yeast and mould, for reducing heating, for improving aerobic stability and for improving animal performance

27. Bergamot has health benefits include: Reducing Cholesterol

28. A guard rail including noise-reducing measures

29. Method and device for reducing acoustic feedback

30. Method of reducing water in oil wells

31. incentives for reducing the employee absentee rate;

32. Like SnCl2 it is a reducing agent.

33. “Vietnam’s success in reducing poverty is remarkable.

34. Radio filter circuit and noise reducing method

35. The Abcs of Reducing Harm from Falls

36. Device for reducing aerodynamic resistance in vehicles

37. A noise-absorbent and/or -reducing screen

38. Device for reducing air resistance of vehicle

39. Aerosol spray can with pressure reducing valve

40. Tips for Managing and Reducing Employee Absenteeism

41. 10 Diminish the revenue by reducing tax.

42. Reducing air pollution has become an imperative.

43. Not necessarily reducing all taxes but reducing some of the absolute gross unfairness that exists in the Canadian tax code

44. Pressure-reducing valves combined with filters or lubricators

45. Allantoin helps in cell proliferation , thus reducing dullness

46. Antihypertensive therapy is effective in reducing LV mass

47. Reducing wastage means cutting excess and preventing misuse.

48. Bowel is reducing nicely into the abdominal cavity.

49. You're reducing a complex human to a machine.

50. This need not mean drastically reducing food intake.