reduzir — meaning in English

English meaning

• abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
• 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.
• 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.
• reduce verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.

Senses

reduzir is used for these senses in English:

• cut (transitive, slang) To make, negotiate; to finalise, conclude; to issue.
• cut down (idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something.
• lessen (transitive) To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
• 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.
• reduce (transitive) To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
• 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.

abate — full definition

1. verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
2. verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.

cut — full definition

1. verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
2. verb To reduce or remove part of something.
3. noun A wound or opening made by something sharp.
4. noun A reduction, especially in pay, budget, or size.
5. noun A particular piece of meat, or a specific edit/version of a film or recording.

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