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Bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
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reducing
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Reducing \Re*du"cing\ (r?*d?"s?ng), a & n. from Reduce . Reducing furnace (Metal.), a furnace for reducing ores. Reducing pipe fitting , a pipe fitting, as a coupling, an elbow, a tee, etc., for connecting a large pipe with a smaller one. Reducing valve ...
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent [syn: reduction ] loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer; "a doctor supervised ...
Usage examples of reducing.
Satan-Khan and his human quislings have succeeded in reducing humanity to a state of hopeless apostasy by falsifying history and expunging all memory of the true faith!
Actually assigning troops, reducing number of divisions, filling to strength, adding weapons, and attaching artillery.
He wished he had some kind of antiseptic ointment to apply, but his command of the Indigene language did not extend as far as any word for antisepsis, and when he asked if their herbal remedies included anything for reducing the inflammation of an open wound, they did not seem to understand what he was saying.
It carries the additional bonus of reducing tension and, if done on a regular basis, toughens the exerciser, making him more resilient and better able to handle stress.
Over and above these wise, salutary, and patriotic measures for the improvement of commerce, they encouraged the importation of raw silk by an act, reducing the duties formerly payable on that which was the growth of China to the same that is raised on the raw silk from Italy, and allowing the same drawback upon the exportation of the one which had been usually granted on the other.
Even so, one stone struck a mantlet straight on, reducing it to a cloud of splinters and blood, then skipped further to crush another soldier.
McGinnity and Fiona Menton both reported in regularly, though with reducing frequency and little news of any value.
It is used for separating metals from their solutions, and generally as a reducing agent.
As it poured down his gullet he felt it scouring him, reducing the untidy tangle of his insides to a minimalist shell.
The leather softened the impact of the stroke, reducing the number of miscues and giving her much better accuracy.
When the Rowan began the metamorphic massage which Lusena had taught her as being useful in reducing shock, Moria complained that the Rowan was deliberately bruising her feet.
If a person overeats as a way of reducing anxiety about a love relationship, the relationship can be worked on, perhaps by talking, getting counseling, or joining a marriage enrichment group.
By reducing our diving speed we make it easier for the flak to bring us down, especially as if we do not overshoot we cannot climb so fast after the dive.
They also believed in reducing the city to total primitivism, only they were willing to do it in less painful stages.
So in 1980, we decided the best way to control the problem was to share with the associates any profitability the company gained by reducing it.