reducing
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- n 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
- n loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer
a doctor supervised her reducing - v cut down on; make a reduction in
- v make less complex
- v bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
- v simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
- v lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
- v be the essential element
- v reduce in size; reduce physically
- v lessen and make more modest
- v make smaller
- v 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
- v narrow or limit
- v put down by force or intimidation
- v undergo meiosis
- v reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
- v destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
- v reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- v be cooked until very little liquid is left
- v cook until very little liquid is left
- v lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- v take off weight
- These are the proverbial win-win-win solutions, reducing the pain of $100 trips to the gas station by reducing trips to the gas station.
- But reducing access to abortion isn't the only way to be "pro-life.
- Their most important actions are reducing inflammation, reducing the clotting tendency of the blood, improving the profile of fats circulating in the blood, optimizing brain .