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reduzir

[hə-du-'zir]
verb
to reduce
1. to make smaller in size, amount, or degree
We need to reduce our expenses this month.
Precisamos reduzir nossas despesas este mês.
2. to lower in rank or status
He was reduced to a lower position.
Ele foi reduzido a uma posição inferior.
3. to simplify or condense
Reduce the sauce by half.
Reduza o molho à metade.
4. to bring down or diminish
The discount will reduce the final price.
O desconto vai reduzir o preço final.
Synonyms
diminuirabaixarminorarrestringirlimitar
Antonyms
aumentarampliarexpandiracrescentar

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
reduzir
standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
reduzir
common in business and formal contexts
Portugal
reduzir
identical usage to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

reduzir a pó (reduce to dust/powder)
reduzir a cinzas (reduce to ashes)
reduzir a nada (reduce to nothing)
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