reduce
/ɹɪˈd(j)us/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc."
- "Becoming more aware of the progress that scientists have made on behavioral fronts can reduce the risk that other natural scientists will resort to mystical agential accounts when they exceed the limits of their own disciplinary training."
- "Most train operators have reduced services with emergency timetables, as they struggle to cope with a rapid increase in staff absences due to the Omicron variant of COVID."
- "Drivers like the idea of increasing traffic flow and reducing congestion on the portion of I-80 between Davis and West Sacramento."
- "to reduce a sergeant to the ranks"
- "My father, the eldest son of an ancient but reduced family, left me with little."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *dewk-, reducen, reduire, redūcō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹɪˈd(j)us/