reduce vs break

reduce is not a noun while break is a noun.

reduce and break both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reduce	No	No	Yes	No
break	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, break is a hypernym of reduce; that is, break is a word with a broader meaning than reduce:

reduce: bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
break: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

Other hypernyms of reduce include bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate.

reduce (noun)	break (noun)
	the act of breaking something
	an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
	a sudden dash
	the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
	an escape from jail
	a pause from doing something (as work)
	any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
	(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
	some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
	an unexpected piece of good luck
	the occurrence of breaking
	a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
	an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
	(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
	breaking of hard tissue such as bone
	a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

reduce (verb)	break (verb)
take off weight	fracture a bone of
cut down on; make a reduction in	weaken or destroy in spirit or body
narrow or limit	diminish or discontinue abruptly
cook until very little liquid is left	become separated into pieces or fragments
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	happen
make smaller	prevent completion
reduce in size; reduce physically	terminate or end
make less complex	come into being
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements	stop operating or functioning
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture	render inoperable or ineffective
be cooked until very little liquid is left	crack; of the male voice in puberty
be the essential element	fall sharply
destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it	lessen in force or effect
undergo meiosis	destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site	make submissive, obedient, or useful
lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation	be broken in
lessen and make more modest	change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another	become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
bring to humbler or weaker state or condition	find the solution or key to
put down by force or intimidation	find a flaw in
	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
	cease an action temporarily
	be released or become known; of news
	undergo breaking
	interrupt the flow of current in
	surpass in excellence
	go to pieces
	ruin completely
	separate from a clinch, in boxing
	break a piece from a whole
	pierce or penetrate
	destroy the completeness of a set of related items
	exchange for smaller units of money
	become punctured or penetrated
	make the opening shot that scatters the balls
	force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
	do a break dance
	curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
	move away or escape suddenly
	scatter or part
	emerge from the surface of a body of water
	make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
	break down, literally or metaphorically
	change directions suddenly
	reduce to bankruptcy
	act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
	interrupt a continued activity
	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
	cause the failure or ruin of
	invalidate by judicial action
	enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
	happen or take place
	fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
	give up
	cause to give up a habit
	vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
	come forth or begin from a state of latency
	come to an end

reduce vs break

reduce is not a noun while break is a noun.

reduce and break both are verbs.

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