reduce

1.cut down on; make a reduction in;

reduce your daily fat intake

2.make less complex;

reduce a problem to a single question

3.bring to humbler or weaker state or condition;

He reduced the population to slavery

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

5.lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation;

She reduced her niece to a servant

6.be the essential element;

The proposal boils down to a compromise

7.reduce in size; reduce physically;

Hot water will shrink the sweater

8.lessen and make more modest;

reduce one's standard of living

9.make smaller;

reduce an image

10. 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

11. narrow or limit;

reduce the influx of foreigners

12. put down by force or intimidation;

The government quashes any attempt of an uprising

13. undergo meiosis;

The cells reduce

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

15. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements;

The manuscript must be shortened

16. be cooked until very little liquid is left;

The sauce should reduce to one cup

17. cook until very little liquid is left;

The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time

18. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;

cut bourbon

19. take off weight