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    [Verb]  | "re*duce" | \ ri-ˈdüs \


    1: to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate

    2: to diminish in size, amount, extent, or number

    3: to decrease the volume and concentrate the flavor of by boiling


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, to lead back, from Latin reducere, from re- + ducere to lead {mat|tow:1|};

    [Idiom]  | "reduce (someone) to silence" 


    1: to cause (someone) to become suddenly silent

    [Idiom]  | "reduce (someone) to tears" 


    1: to cause (someone) to cry

    [Idiom]  | "reduce (something) to ashes" 


    1: to completely destroy (something) by burning

    [Verb]  | "reduce" 


    1: to bring to a lower grade or rank;


      * e.g., " ... was reduced from team captain to team member as punishment for his misbehavior on the court "





    2: to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent;


      * e.g., " ... you'll have to reduce the amount of money you spend on unnecessary purchases if you want to have any money left for retirement "





    3: to diminish the price or value of;


      * e.g., " ... a mortgage crisis that reduced homes to their lowest level in a decade "





     [ "reduce" ]

    1: A word on Urban Dictionary that hasn't been defined yet-- nevermind.

      * e.g.,  ... This will reduce the chances that someone else finds a non-defined word. 


     [ "reduce" ]

    2: To remove content from something by an action.

     [ "reducer" ]

    1: football term, by where a player (usually of lesser ability) will attempt to tackle an opposition player (usually of superior abiliy) in a grossly unfair and extremely violent manner, so as to let the opposition player know that if he values his family jewels then today might be a good day to have an "off day".

      * e.g.,  ... Though not a violent man, Aston Villa centre half Olof Mellberg knew that unless he dished out a reducer or two, tricky Manchester United winger, cristiano ronaldowould probably take the piss out of him every time the ball was nearby. 


     [ "reducer" ]

    2: The reducer is often aimed at knee height of the opposition player (or in extreme cases, the testicles), and will usually take place in the first few minutes of the game.

     [ "Reduce" ]

    1: To lessen something rather it be an action or emotion or etc.

      * e.g.,  ... Janice: Marcus why the hell you eat my last piece of cheesecake! Marcus: aye bro imma need you to reduce fa me alright you don't need to do all that Tina: Oh my gosh Jason! Come here give me a hug! Jason: aye yo Tina reduce I don't feel like all that Guy: Aye waddup baby lemme buy you a drink Girl: uh nigga reduce please with yo ugly ass 

     [ "reducing" ]

    1: v. on a diet; losing weight. A term heard in the deep south.

      * e.g.,  ... Have you noticed that Joyce is reducing? She now looks half-way decent in her tiny-weenie polka-dotted bikini. 

     [ "reduced" ]

    1: the horrid degradation of ones life due to unfortunate circumstances that changes life altogether.

      * e.g.,  ... like going from a healthy young adult with a job and money to falling in a downward spiral with no friends and no home and being reduced to eating potato chips and drinking beer while watching wrestling shows, comedy and playing video games 

     [ "reduced" ]

    1: Someone who is of lesser inteligence or has a tendency to do stupid things. A more politicaly correct alternative to the word retarded.

      * e.g.,  ... "Why do you always act like your Reduced." 

     [ "Reduce" ]

    1: Increase

      * e.g.,  ... The USFG Should reduce restrictions on legal immigration into the US 

     [ "IQ reducer" ]

    1: Baseball cap, worn sideways or backwards. Instantly giving the impression of the wearer being even less intelligent than they might look if they weren't wearing it. Often in Burberry check pattern.

      * e.g.,  ... Bert: Observe the chav with the IQ reducer and GTI parked outside the bank. Clearly a cash point cripple Gert: Tosser 

     [ "sonic reducer" ]

    1: A song about keeping punk rock music underground. Written by The Dead Boys.

      * e.g.,  ... SONIC REDUCER 


     [ "sonic reducer" ]

    2: When someone is a sonic reducer, he is a musician who keeps his music from the mainstream, It could also mean an Undergroung musician who dosent care about being famous.

      * e.g.,  ... THE DEAD BOYS 

     [ "ignorance reducer" ]

    1: A funny way to call a teacher, instructor, or professor.

      * e.g.,  ... Charles Riddlesolver realized that a teacher is an ignorance reducer. 

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