Scrabble and Words with Friends

• REDUCE is a valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• REDUCE is a valid Words with Friends word worth 10 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• REDUCE is a 6 letter word containing the letters c, d, e, e, r, u.

Definitions

• reduce

  verb cut down on; make a reduction in
  reduce your daily fat intake

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• reduce

  verb make less complex
  reduce a problem to a single question

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• reduce

  verb bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
  He reduced the population to slavery

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• reduce

  verb simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another

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• reduce

  verb lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
  She reduced her niece to a servant

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• reduce

  verb be the essential element

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• reduce

  verb reduce in size; reduce physically

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• reduce

  verb lessen and make more modest
  reduce one's standard of living

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• reduce

  verb make smaller
  reduce an image

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• reduce

  verb 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

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• reduce

  verb narrow or limit
  reduce the influx of foreigners

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• reduce

  verb put down by force or intimidation

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• reduce

  verb undergo meiosis
  The cells reduce

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• reduce

  verb reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site

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• reduce

  verb destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it

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• reduce

  verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

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• reduce

  verb be cooked until very little liquid is left
  The sauce should reduce to one cup

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• reduce

  verb cook until very little liquid is left
  The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time

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• reduce

  verb lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

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• reduce

  verb take off weight

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• Lookup REDUCE using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

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Words that sound like 'reduce'

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