reduir — meaning in English

English meaning

• lower verb To move something down, or reduce its height, amount, or intensity.
• reduce verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.

Senses

reduir is used for these senses in English:

• boil down (transitive) To reduce (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).
• lower (transitive) To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
• reduce (transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
• step down (transitive, figurative) To reduce gradually or incrementally.
• turn down (idiomatic) To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.

lower — full definition

1. verb To move something down, or reduce its height, amount, or intensity.
2. verb To bring down in dignity or status; to demean.

reduce — full definition

1. verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.
2. verb To boil a sauce or liquid down so it becomes thicker and more concentrated.
3. verb To bring a broken bone or dislocated joint back into its correct position.
4. verb To force someone into a lesser or worse state or condition.

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