reduces
Pronunciation:
/ɹɪˈdjuːsɪz//ɹɪˈdusɪz/verb
Definitions
To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
Example: to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc.
To lose weight.
To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
Example: Hester Prynne was shocked at the condition to which she found the clergyman reduced.
To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
Example: to reduce a province or a fort