reduce

Definition

Examples

The new machine will reduce our energy costs by fifteen percent.

Word Family

Synonyms

• cut downhaving a meaning similar to reduce
• decreasea change downward
• lowerthe lower of two berths

Collocations

• Easy reduce salt in food
  to decrease or lessen in amount or size regarding salt in food
• Medium reduce operational overhead expenditures
  to decrease or lessen in amount or size regarding operational overhead expenditures
• Hard drastically reduce corporate greenhouse emissions
  describing drastically reduce corporate greenhouse emissions (in a drastic manner)
• Very Hard reduce complex theories to absurdity
  to decrease or lessen in amount or size regarding complex theories to absurdity