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reduce

Ngoại động từNội động từ
Số nhiều: nullQuá khứ: reducedPhân từ 2: reducedV-ing: reducingSo sánh hơn: nullSo sánh nhất: null

This word carries a sense of intentional subtraction or strategic scaling down. It is frequently used in professional, economic, and scientific contexts to describe a controlled decrease, such as reducing costs or reducing a sauce in cooking to intensify flavor. While similar to decrease, reduce often implies an external agent or a deliberate action causing the change. It suggests a goal of efficiency or optimization, whereas decrease can be a neutral observation of a downward trend.

Ý nghĩa

Ngoại động từ
[someone][something]

To make something smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

"The company decided to reduce its workforce to save money."

Ngoại động từ
[something]

To simplify a fraction or a chemical compound to its simplest form.

"The chemist managed to reduce the compound to its basic elements."

Nội động từ
[someone][something]

To become smaller or less in size or amount.

"The swelling in his ankle began to reduce after two days."

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