réduire — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- alleviate verb To make pain, suffering, or a problem less severe.
- cut verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
- decrease verb To become smaller in amount, size, or degree; or to cause something to become smaller.
- diminish verb To make something smaller, weaker, or less important.
- lessen verb To make something smaller in size, degree, or intensity; to reduce it.
- lower verb To move something down, or reduce its height, amount, or intensity.
- minimize verb To reduce something to the smallest possible amount or size.
- mitigate verb To make something less severe, harmful, or serious.
- narrow adj Having a small width compared to length; not wide.
- reduce verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.
- scale noun The size, extent, or proportion of something, especially compared to something else.
- suppress verb To forcibly put an end to something, such as a rebellion or protest.
Senses
réduire is used for these senses in English:
- abate To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. [from 14th c.]
- abate To lower in price or value; (law) specifically, of a bequest in a will: to lower in value because the testator's estate is insufficient to satisfy all the bequests in full. [from early 18th c.]
- alleviate (transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.
- cut (transitive, slang) To make, negotiate; to finalise, conclude; to issue.
- cut down (idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something.
- decrease (transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.
- diminish (transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
- downsize (intransitive) To reduce in size or number.
abate — full definition
- verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.