Definitionen
1.VerbTo bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower."to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc."
2.VerbTo lose weight.
3.VerbTo bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote."to reduce a sergeant to the ranks"
4.VerbTo humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture."to reduce a province or a fort"
5.VerbTo bring to an inferior state or condition."to reduce a city to ashes"
6.VerbTo be forced by circumstances (into something one considers unworthy)."reduced to silence"
7.VerbTo decrease the liquid content of (a food) by boiling much of its water off.
8.VerbTo add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen."Formaldehyde can be reduced to form methanol."
9.VerbTo produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
10.VerbTo simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
11.VerbTo express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.
12.VerbTo convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form.
13.VerbTo convert to written form. (Usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)"It is important that all business contracts be reduced to writing."
14.VerbTo perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
15.VerbTo reform a line or column from (a square).
16.VerbTo strike off the payroll.
17.VerbTo annul by legal means.
18.VerbTo pronounce (a sound or word) with less effort."The first vowel of support is reduced to schwa by most English speakers."
19.VerbTo translate (a book, document, etc.)."a book reduced into English"