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1 Verb-transitive
To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish. See Synonyms at decrease.

2 verb-transitive
To bring to a humbler, weaker, difficult, or forced state or condition; especially:

3 verb-transitive
To gain control of; conquer: "a design to reduce them under absolute despotism” ( Declaration of Independence).

4 verb-transitive
To subject to destruction: Enemy bombers reduced the city to rubble.

5 verb-transitive
To weaken bodily: was reduced almost to emaciation.

6 verb-transitive
To sap the spirit or mental energy of.

7 verb-transitive
To compel to desperate acts: The Depression reduced many to begging on street corners.

8 verb-transitive
To lower in rank or grade. See Synonyms at demote.

9 verb-transitive
To powder or pulverize.

10 verb-transitive
To thin (paint) with a solvent.

11 verb-transitive
To lower the price of: The store has drastically reduced winter coats.

12 verb-transitive
To put in order or arrange systematically.

13 verb-transitive
To separate into orderly components by analysis.

14 verb-transitive
Chemistry To decrease the valence of (an atom) by adding electrons.

15 verb-transitive
Chemistry To remove oxygen from (a compound).

16 verb-transitive
Chemistry To add hydrogen to (a compound).

17 verb-transitive
Chemistry To change to a metallic state by removing nonmetallic constituents; smelt.

18 verb-transitive
Mathematics To simplify the form of (an expression, such as a fraction) without changing the value.

19 verb-transitive
Medicine To restore (a fractured or displaced body part) to a normal condition or position.

20 verb-intransitive
To become diminished.

21 verb-intransitive
To lose weight, as by dieting.

22 verb-intransitive
Biology To undergo meiosis.

To make less of....but I like Romos' definition.....

Could you reduce your answer " Romos " Reduce mean less off not more!

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make smaller