reducing

Meanings

• Verb

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

  - "She is reducing her carbon footprint by using public transportation."
  - "The company is reducing its workforce to cut costs."

• Verb

  To decrease the intensity, volume, or rate of.

  - "The noise level in the library must be reduced."
  - "He asked me to reduce my speed on the highway."

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Pronunciation

1. /ɹɪˈdusɪŋ/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2651386"

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Antonyms

increase

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Synonyms

inspissate , cut , decrease , lower

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with reducing
improve , reduce , improve , misconceive , conceive , deceive , believe

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Variants

List of all variants of reducing that leads to same result
reduce , reduced , reducer , reducers , reduces , reducibilities , reducibility , reducible , reducibly , reducing , reducing agent , reducing agents

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Etymology

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From the Old French 'reduire' meaning 'to lead back, to bring back, to bring back to a former state' or 'to bring together, to gather'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'reducing' is also used in chemistry to refer to the process of turning a gas into a liquid.

2. The term 'reducing' is also used in finance to refer to the process of buying a security at a lower price than it was previously sold.

3. The term 'reducing' is also used in psychology to refer to the process of decreasing the intensity or frequency of a behavior.

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Related Concepts

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1. Minimization: The process of making something smaller or simpler.

2. Simplification: The process of making something easier to understand or use.

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Culture

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In literature, reducing can refer to the process of simplifying complex ideas or concepts. In art, it can refer to the technique of minimizing forms or colors to their essential elements. In music, it can refer to the process of minimizing or simplifying a composition.

How to Memorize "reducing"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the process of making something smaller or simpler.
   - Imagine reducing an object to its essential elements.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of making something smaller or simpler.
   - Think of the word 'reduce' as meaning 'to simplify'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Reduces To Essentials' to remember the meaning of 'reduce'.

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