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reducible
re·duce R0107400 (rĭ-do͞os′, -dyo͞os′)v. re·duced, re·duc·ing, re·duc·es v.tr.1. To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish. See Synonyms at decrease.2. To bring to a humbler, weaker, difficult, or forced state or condition; especially:a. To gain control of; subject or conquer: "a design to reduce them under absolute despotism" (Declaration of Independence).b. To subject to destruction: Enemy bombers reduced the city to rubble.c. To bring to a specified undesirable state, as of weakness or helplessness: disease that reduced the patient to emaciation; teasing that reduced the child to tears.d. To compel to desperate acts: The Depression reduced many to begging on street corners.e. To lower in rank or grade; demote.3. To thicken or intensify the flavor of (a sauce, for example) by slow boiling.4. To lower the price of: The store has drastically reduced winter coats.5. To decrease the viscosity of (paint, for example), as by adding a solvent.6. To put in a simpler or more systematic form; simplify or codify: reduced her ideas to a collection of maxims.7. To turn into powder; pulverize.8. Chemistry a. To decrease the valence of (an atom) by adding electrons.b. To remove oxygen from (a compound).c. To add hydrogen to (a compound).d. To change to a metallic state by removing nonmetallic constituents; smelt.9. Mathematics To simplify the form of (an expression, such as a fraction) without changing the value.10. Medicine To restore (a fractured or displaced body part) to a normal condition or position.11. Linguistics To pronounce (a stressed vowel) as the unstressed version of that vowel or as schwa.v.intr.1. To become diminished.2. To lose weight, as by dieting.3. Biology To undergo meiosis.
[Middle English reducen, to bring back, from Old French reducier, from Latin redūcere : re-, re- + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]
re·duc′er n.re·duc′i·bil′i·ty n.re·duc′i·ble adj.re·duc′i·bly adv.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | reducible - capable of being reduced; "reducible to a set of principles of human nature"- Edmund Wilsonirreducible - incapable of being made smaller or simpler; "an irreducible minimum"; "an irreducible formula"; "an irreducible hernia" |
Translationsreduce (rəˈdjuːs) verb1. to make less, smaller etc. The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed. 減少，縮小 减少，减小 2. to lose weight by dieting. I must reduce to get into that dress. 節食減重 减肥3. to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state. The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves. 使陷於(不利的狀態) 使陷入处于（某种特殊状态） reˈducible adjective 可減少的，可縮小的 可减小的reˈduction (-ˈdak-) nounThe government promised a reduction in prices later; price reductions. 減少 减小
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reducible [re-doo´sĭ-b'l] permitting of reduction.re·duc·i·ble (rē-dūs'i-bŭl), Capable of being reduced.re·duc·i·ble (rĕ-dūs'i-bĕl) Capable of being reduced. Patient discussion about reducibleQ. how can i reduce my blood pressure? A. The main steps in lowering high blood pressure is to take some very important changes in lifestyle- consuming much less salt in food, losing weight and exercising regulary. If this doesn't help (and usually it doesn't help mainly when people don't try hard enought and make an effort), medications can be added to control the blood pressure. Q. top tratments to reduce arthritis pain A. here is an "arthritis pain center" could help you alot! it sure helped me:
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Q. I am trying my best to reduce my habit towards drugs. I am trying my best to reduce my habit towards drugs. I got many advices to stay away from hard drugs. What's the difference between 'hard' and 'soft' drugs?A. No difference More discussions about reducibleLegalSeereductionreducible
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