reduce vs blow up

reduce and blow up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reduce	No	No	Yes	No
blow up	No	No	Yes	No

reduce (verb)	blow up (verb)
take off weight	make large
cut down on; make a reduction in	exaggerate or make bigger
narrow or limit	to swell or cause to enlarge
cook until very little liquid is left	cause to burst with a violent release of energy
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	fill with gas or air
make smaller	burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
reduce in size; reduce physically	add details to
make less complex	get very angry and fly into a rage
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