reducing
Meanings
- any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
- loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer;
- "a doctor supervised her reducing"
- cut down on; make a reduction in;
- make less complex;
- bring to humbler or weaker state or condition;
- simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
- lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation;
- be the essential element;
- reduce in size; reduce physically;
- lessen and make more modest;
- make smaller;
- 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
- narrow or limit;
- put down by force or intimidation;
- undergo meiosis;
- reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
- destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements;
- be cooked until very little liquid is left;
- cook until very little liquid is left;
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;
- take off weight
Synonyms
- reduction
- reduce
- cut down
- cut back
- trim
- trim down
- trim back
- cut
- bring down
- come down
- boil down
- shrink
- scale down
- deoxidize
- deoxidise
- tighten
- repress
- quash
- keep down
- subdue
- subjugate
- abridge
- foreshorten
- abbreviate
- shorten
- contract
- decoct
- concentrate
- dilute
- thin
- thin out
- melt off
- lose weight
- slim
- slenderize
- slim down
Scrabble Score: 12
reducing is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordreducing is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
reducing is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
reducing is a valid Words With Friends word