verb cut down on.
— synonyms: cut_down, cut_back, trim, trim_down, trim_back, cut, bring_down
verb make less complex.
verb bring to humbler or weaker state or condition.
verb simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another.
verb lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation.
verb be the essential element.
— synonyms: come_down, boil_down
verb reduce in size.
— synonyms: shrink
verb lessen and make more modest.
verb make smaller.
— synonyms: scale_down
verb 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.
— synonyms: deoxidize, deoxidise
verb narrow or limit.
— synonyms: tighten
verb put down by force or intimidation.
— synonyms: repress, quash, keep_down, subdue, subjugate
verb undergo meiosis.
verb reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site.
verb destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it.
verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.
— synonyms: abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract
verb be cooked until very little liquid is left.
— synonyms: boil_down, decoct, concentrate
verb cook until very little liquid is left.
— synonyms: boil_down, concentrate
verb lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture.
— synonyms: dilute, thin, thin_out, cut
verb take off weight.
— synonyms: melt_off, slim, slenderize, thin, slim_down