reduceableadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈdjuːsəbl/,

/rᵻˈdʒuːsəbl/, U.S.

/rəˈd(j)usəb(ə)l/,

/riˈd(j)usəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s– reduceable, 1700s– reducable (now irregular); also Scottish pre-1700 reducabill, pre-1700 reduceabill.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reduce v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < reduce v. + -able suffix. Compare Middle French reduisable (a1475). Compare earlier reducible adj.

= reducible adj. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > [adjective] > changed in substance or essence

reducta1398

redact?a1475

transubstantiated?1550

reduceable1565

transubstantiate1848

transessentiate1852

the world > relative properties > order > [adjective] > reduced to order > able to be

reducible1625

reduceable1736

1565 MS Edinb. Univ. La. III. 388a f. 27^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Reduc(e)abill Lat the sentence gang in rem indicatiui. And be nocht reduceabill nor retreattable.

1569 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1878) 1st Ser. II. 7 In caise the same titillis of the law be reduceable or may be declarit null.

1638 R. Baker tr. J. L. G. de Balzac New Epist. II. 160 Those..which serve for use, and are reduceable to action.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Wales 31 There is an Island called Berdsey justly reduceable to this County.

1705 J. Beaumont Hist. Treat. Spirits iv. 162 It's no consequence but there may be such a Witch, and that fairly reducable to the Head of Witchcraft mention'd in the Scriptures.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. ii. iv. 188 A great Part of the natural Behaviour of living Agents, is reduceable to general Laws.

1778 J. Reynolds Disc. Royal Acad. viii, in Wks. (1797) I. 178 To consider every excellence as reduceable to principles.

1828 T. E. Abbott Soldier's Friend 54 The old-fashioned uniform..was soon exchanged for one much lighter and more reduceable to military movements.

1853 H. Stephens Farmer's Guide II. 527 Landfast boulders..which, although reduceable by gunpowder, and manageable by cleavage into convenient shaped stones, incur great labour in their preparation for building.

1927 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 38 142 Religion is not reduceable to any mental feeling or attitude but to an outward reference.

1964 R. D. Abrahams Deep down in Jungle Introd. 10 The major misconception that concerns us is..the idea which emerges that tales are reduceable to motif formulae.

2000 G. Binder & R. Weisberg Lit. Crit. of Law vi. 476 Particular decision-makers exercise a personal power that, because it is not reduceable to force or wealth, is ‘symbolic’.

Derivatives

† reduceableness n. Obsolete rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > capability of being decreased

reduceableness1680

diminishableness1875

1680 Disc. Tangier in Harl. Misc. (1745) V. 527 The Reduceableness and Extirpation..of the Piracy of Sallee.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reduceable
释义	reduceableadj. Brit. /rᵻˈdjuːsəbl/, /rᵻˈdʒuːsəbl/, U.S. /rəˈd(j)usəb(ə)l/, /riˈd(j)usəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s– reduceable, 1700s– reducable (now irregular); also Scottish pre-1700 reducabill, pre-1700 reduceabill. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reduce v., -able suffix. Etymology: < reduce v. + -able suffix. Compare Middle French reduisable (a1475). Compare earlier reducible adj. = reducible adj. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > [adjective] > changed in substance or essence reducta1398 redact?a1475 transubstantiated?1550 reduceable1565 transubstantiate1848 transessentiate1852 the world > relative properties > order > [adjective] > reduced to order > able to be reducible1625 reduceable1736 1565 MS Edinb. Univ. La. III. 388a f. 27^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Reduc(e)abill Lat the sentence gang in rem indicatiui. And be nocht reduceabill nor retreattable. 1569 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1878) 1st Ser. II. 7 In caise the same titillis of the law be reduceable or may be declarit null. 1638 R. Baker tr. J. L. G. de Balzac New Epist. II. 160 Those..which serve for use, and are reduceable to action. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Wales 31 There is an Island called Berdsey justly reduceable to this County. 1705 J. Beaumont Hist. Treat. Spirits iv. 162 It's no consequence but there may be such a Witch, and that fairly reducable to the Head of Witchcraft mention'd in the Scriptures. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. ii. iv. 188 A great Part of the natural Behaviour of living Agents, is reduceable to general Laws. 1778 J. Reynolds Disc. Royal Acad. viii, in Wks. (1797) I. 178 To consider every excellence as reduceable to principles. 1828 T. E. Abbott Soldier's Friend 54 The old-fashioned uniform..was soon exchanged for one much lighter and more reduceable to military movements. 1853 H. Stephens Farmer's Guide II. 527 Landfast boulders..which, although reduceable by gunpowder, and manageable by cleavage into convenient shaped stones, incur great labour in their preparation for building. 1927 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 38 142 Religion is not reduceable to any mental feeling or attitude but to an outward reference. 1964 R. D. Abrahams Deep down in Jungle Introd. 10 The major misconception that concerns us is..the idea which emerges that tales are reduceable to motif formulae. 2000 G. Binder & R. Weisberg Lit. Crit. of Law vi. 476 Particular decision-makers exercise a personal power that, because it is not reduceable to force or wealth, is ‘symbolic’. Derivatives † reduceableness n. Obsolete rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > capability of being decreased reduceableness1680 diminishableness1875 1680 Disc. Tangier in Harl. Misc. (1745) V. 527 The Reduceableness and Extirpation..of the Piracy of Sallee. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1565
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