to reduce to size
21reduce — [[t]rɪdju͟ːs, AM du͟ːs[/t]] ♦♦ reduces, reducing, reduced 1) VERB If you reduce something, you make it smaller in size or amount, or less in degree. [V n] It reduces the risks of heart disease... [V n] Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent …
22reduce — [c]/rəˈdjus / (say ruh dyoohs) verb (reduced, reducing) –verb (t) 1. to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc. 2. to lower in degree, intensity, etc.: to reduce speed. 3. to bring down to a lower rank, dignity, etc. 4. to… …
23reduce — re•duce [[t]rɪˈdus, ˈdyus[/t]] v. duced, duc•ing 1) to bring down to a smaller size, amount, price, etc 2) to lower in degree, intensity, etc 3) to demote to a lower rank 4) to treat analytically, as a complex idea 5) to act destructively upon (a …
24reduce — v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become smaller or less. 2 tr. (foll. by to) bring by force or necessity (to some undesirable state or action) (reduced them to tears; were reduced to begging). 3 tr. convert to another (esp. simpler) form (reduced it to a …
25cut something down to size — reduce the size or power of something, for example an organization, that is regarded as having become too large or powerful …
26reduce — verb /ɹɪˈdjuːs,ɹɪˈduːs/ a) To bring down the size, quantity, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower, to impair. Neither [Jones] nor I (in 1966) could conceive of reducing our science to the ultimate absurdity of reading Finnish… …
27Human penis size — is the measured length and width of the human penis. The most accurate measurement of the human penis comes from several measurements at different times, as there is natural variability in size due to arousal level, time of day, room temperature …
28down|size — «DOWN SYZ», intransitive verb, transitive verb. sized, siz|ing. –v.i. to undergo a reduction in size; become smaller. –v.t. 1. to reduce in size; scale down. 2. to make a business or organization smaller, especially by reducing the work force. 3 …
29To reduce a square — Reduce Re*duce (r[ e]*d[=u]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reduced} ( d[=u]st ),; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reducing} ( d[=u] s[i^]ng).] [L. reducere, reductum; pref. red . re , re + ducere to lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Redoubt}, n.] 1. To bring or lead back to …
30To reduce an equation — Reduce Re*duce (r[ e]*d[=u]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reduced} ( d[=u]st ),; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reducing} ( d[=u] s[i^]ng).] [L. reducere, reductum; pref. red . re , re + ducere to lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Redoubt}, n.] 1. To bring or lead back to …
