reduce
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The meaning (definition) of the word reduce
to make a sauce thicker by simmering it on the stove
The word reduce used in a sentence
“Mom will reduce the sauce by letting it cook a long time.”
Words that mean the same as reduce (synonyms)
simmerthicken
Words that mean the opposite of reduce (antonyms)
increase
How the word reduce is said around the world
| French | réduire (raydeweer) |
| Spanish | reducir (raythootheer) |
| Mandarin | 减少 (jiǎn shǎo) |
| Hindi | कम करना (kum kurnah) |
| Arabic | يقلل |
| Russian | уменьшать (umen'shat') |
| Portuguese (EU) | reduzir (raydoozeer) |
| Portuguese (BR) | reduzir (khaydoozeer) |
| Japanese | 減らす (hera su) |
| German | reduzieren (raydootseeruhn) |
| Urdu | کم (kum) |
| Punjabi | ਘਟਾਓ (kuhtahoh) |
| Korean | 줄이다 (julida) |
| Hebrew | לְהַפחִית (lhahfkheet) |
| Greek | περιορίζω (periorizo) |
| Dutch | verminderen (vuhrminduhruhn) |
| Tagalog | bawasan (bowahsahn) |
| Vietnamese | giảm bớt (zahm burt) |
| Turkish | azaltmak (ahzahltmahk) |
| Persian | کاهش دادن (kahaysh dahdahn) |
| Polish | zmniejszyć (zmnyeyshich) |
| Ukrainian | зменшити (zmenshyty) |
| Bengali | হ্রাস করুন (hrahsh kohroon) |
| Swedish | minska (minskah) |
| Italian | ridurre (reedoorray) |
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