Reduce Past Tense

The past tense of Reduce is reduced.

1. reduce

verb. ['rɪˈduːs'] cut down on; make a reduction in.

Rhymes with Reduce

• reintroduce
• overproduce
• reproduce
• introduce
• disabuse
• profuse
• excuse
• chartreuse
• abstruse
• vanhoose
• recluse
• produce
• misuse
• disuse
• diffuse
• spruce
• seduce
• reuse
• obtuse
• lajous
• labouisse
• induce
• deduce
• damoose
• caboose
• asmus
• abuse
• tyus
• truce
• sluice

How do you pronounce reduce?

Pronounce reduce as rɪˈdus.

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Sentences with reduce

1. Verb, base form
This step will reduce bulk and help the corners lie flat when you turn the fabric right-side out.

Quotes about reduce

1. In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars.
- Richard M. Nixon

2. I've tried to reduce profanity but I reduced so much profanity when writing the book that I'm afraid not much could come out. Perhaps we will have to consider it simply as a profane book and hope that the next book will be less profane or perhaps more sacred.
- Ernest Hemingway

3. Never try to do anything that is outside of who you are. A forced smile is a sign of what feels wrong in your heart, so recognize it when it happens. Living a lie will reduce you to one.
- Ashly Lorenzana

2. reduce

verb. ['rɪˈduːs'] make less complex.

3. reduce

verb. ['rɪˈduːs'] bring to humbler or weaker state or condition.

4. reduce

verb. ['rɪˈduːs'] simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another.

5. reduce

verb. ['rɪˈduːs'] lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation.

6. reduce

verb. ['rɪˈduːs'] be the essential element.

7. reduce

verb. ['rɪˈduːs'] reduce in size; reduce physically.

8. reduce

verb. ['rɪˈduːs'] narrow or limit.

9. reduce

verb. ['rɪˈduːs'] lessen and make more modest.

10. reduce

verb. ['rɪˈduːs'] to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons.