reduce to

Meaning

1. 1

   reduce sb / sth (from sth) to sth / to doing sth

   to force sb / sth into a particular state or condition, usually a worse one

   a beautiful building reduced to rubble

2. 2

   reduce sth to sth

   to change sth to a more general or more simple form

   We can reduce the problem to two main issues.

In the movies · 77

• He's agreed to reduce to an invol, if you plead no contest forthwith commitment...Felon2008
• Reducing to 10 knots.Moonfall2022
• The stock is simmering. That means reducing.Chef2014
• She had reduced everything to 23."The Number 232007
• We need to reduce the swelling.Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story2009
• It reduces swelling and inflammationThe Favourite2018
• We can't reduce the price at this stage.As Good as It Gets1997
• the caliber of James Braddock reduced to this.Cinderella Man2005

From the same entry

• reduced circumstances