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The correct spelling is reduced.
How to pronounce reduced
/ɹɪˈdjuːst/
verbIPA: /ɹɪˈdjuːst/
Say it like: Red-use-d
The correct spelling is reduced. To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower. For example: "to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc."
Usage Examples
“to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc.”
“Hester Prynne was shocked at the condition to which she found the clergyman reduced.”
“to reduce a province or a fort”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
- 2.To lose weight.
- 3.To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
- 4.To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
- 5.To bring to an inferior state or condition.
adjective
- 1.Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.
- 2.Discounted in price.
- 3.Of a sauce etc.: made more concentrated.
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