20+ Synonyms for Reduce & Similar Words
Definition of reduce
- verb
- cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
- make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"
- bring to humbler or weaker state or condition; "He reduced the population to slavery"
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Writing tips for "reduce"
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"Reduce" in song lyrics
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"K-L is quick to let loose, to make your blood count reduce"
Cormega f/ Nas, Screwball — On the Real -
"Anything I'm blasting the pain can reduce"
Fiend — War 4 Reason -
"To any size, big or small, and I can even reduce"
Stetsasonic — My Rhyme
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