reducir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- dampen verb To make something slightly wet.
- lessen verb To make something smaller in size, degree, or intensity; to reduce it.
- nerf verb To bump lightly, whether accidentally or purposefully.
- 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.
- shorten verb To make something shorter in length, duration, or extent.
Senses
reducir is used for these senses in English:
- boil down (intransitive) To become reduced (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).
- boil down (transitive) To reduce (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).
- dampen (transitive) To lessen; to dull; to make less intense (said of emotions and non-physical things).
- dial down (idiomatic, transitive) To reduce or diminish in effect or intensity.
- downshift (automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear, as dictated by heavier load on the engine, as for example when climbing a hill or strongly accelerating.
- lessen (transitive) To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
- nerf (transitive, slang) To arbitrarily limit or reduce the capability of.
- reduce (transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
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.
dampen — full definition
- verb To make something slightly wet.
- verb To weaken or reduce a feeling, reaction, or effect.