reduce

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb cut down on; make a reduction in
  2. verb make less complex
  3. verb bring to humbler or weaker state or condition

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down

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