Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
---|---|---|---|---|
come down | No | No | Yes | No |
reduce | No | No | Yes | No |
come down (verb) | reduce (verb) |
---|---|
get sick | take off weight |
be the essential element | cut down on; make a reduction in |
criticize or reprimand harshly | narrow or limit |
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way | cook until very little liquid is left |
fall from clouds | to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons |
make smaller | |
reduce in size; reduce physically | |
make less complex | |
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements | |
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture | |
be cooked until very little liquid is left | |
be the essential element | |
destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it | |
undergo meiosis | |
reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site | |
lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation | |
lessen and make more modest | |
simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another | |
bring to humbler or weaker state or condition | |
put down by force or intimidation |