Kilo Lingo

/rɪˈdjuːs/

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Translation

To make something smaller in size, amount, or price.

Word origin

From Latin reducere, to lead back, from re-, back, and ducere, to lead. The meaning moved from bringing back to bringing down.

Origin
Latin
Root
reducere
English cognates
reduction

Grammar

Verb typeregular (reduce, reduces, reduced)

Examples

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"Reduce" means make the amount smaller.

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A common shopping use; reduced prices are lower prices.

slower .

Here it means makes the risk smaller.

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This word is part of lesson 56.