Reducing

Word REDUCING
Character 8
Hyphenation re du cing
Pronunciations /ɹɪˈdjuːsɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Reducing"

What do we mean by reducing?

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.

To translate (a book, document, etc.).

Synonyms and Antonyms for Reducing

The word "reducing" in example sentences

In the short term reducing government spending will make the economy worse.

So any significant difference in reducing the number of people requiring this kind of expensive health care will make a difference. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Her feeling is that, every option currently available to us, would be insignificant in reducing the effect. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This means that there would be no benefit in reducing the work force to allow for variance in customer demand. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"They've made a lot of strides" in reducing leverage, Mr. Diamond said. ❋ Russell Adams (2010)

This is an important first step in reducing costs in health care. ❋ Unknown (2009)

With all the civil unrest going on worldwide, along with rogue nations trying to acquire nuclear weapons, this a great step forward in reducing both nuclear arsenals of the superpowers. machtim akannah ❋ Unknown (2010)

Do you think that the government program will result in reducing health care costs? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Moreover, we are asked to take on faith that such a law would actually be effective in reducing the availability of guns to criminals. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But neither of the two major parties have demostrated any willingness in reducing Government spending. ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, none of these methods may be effective in reducing migration if there aren't enough people that feel the same way. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It seems to me that there is more danger of abuse in reducing warrant requirements for questions relating to national security than there is for common murder. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If so, how successful was it in reducing students 'average level of effort? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Shame on those who fell back on tired and silly arguements that are little more than retreads of alarmist arguements used against the sulfur dioxide cap and trade legislation of many years ago ....... legislation that also did not significantly affect jobs and costs while being very successful in reducing acid rain. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There is the Ron Paul wing, which is truly interested in reducing the size of all phases of government and to limit our nation's involvement overseas. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Funny that this administration consistently persists in reducing this (and other issues) into a childish schoolyard boast of "we won". ❋ Unknown (2009)

Increasing tax on alcohol and restricting hours of sale have been shown to be effective in reducing alcohol consumption. ❋ Unknown (2010)

For anyone still skeptical about the tremendous benefit of bariatric surgery for severe obesity in reducing cancer mortality, here is a new study by Ted Adams and colleagues from the University of Utah, published in the latest issue of OBESITY. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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