1. reduction, reducing, chemical reaction, reaction
usage: any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
2. reducing, loss
usage: loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer; "a doctor supervised her reducing"
Verb
1. reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down, decrease, lessen, minify
usage: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
2. reduce, simplify
usage: make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"
usage: put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
13. reduce, separate, divide, part
usage: undergo meiosis; "The cells reduce"
14. reduce, reposition
usage: reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
15. reduce, de-emphasize, de-emphasise, destress
usage: destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it