REDUCING meaning: 1. present participle of reduce 2. to become or to make something become smaller in size, amount…. Learn more.

The meaning of REDUCE is to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate. How to use reduce in a sentence.

Definition of reduce verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

REDUCING definition: to make or become smaller in size, number, extent, degree, intensity, etc | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English

Define reducing. reducing synonyms, reducing pronunciation, reducing translation, English dictionary definition of reducing. v. re·duced , re·duc·ing , re·duc·es v. tr. 1. To bring down, as …

verb (used with object) reduced, reducing to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.. to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds. Synonyms: abate, attenuate, lessen, …

to bring down to a smaller size, amount, price, etc.: reduced her weight by ten pounds. to lower in degree, intensity, etc.: reduced the speed of the car. to treat (something complicated) by …

From the Latin re, which meant "back," coupled with ducere, meaning "bring or lead" — we ended up with reduce. The current meaning, "to lessen," appeared in the late 1700's, drawn from the …

Synonyms for REDUCING: decreasing, diminishing, shortening, lessening, compression, shrinking, curtailment, contraction; Antonyms of REDUCING: extending, stretching, extension, …

Television contributes to this aural pollution by reducing every kind of music to the same level of a passing moment in the televisual flow.