reduce vs fall

reduce is not a noun while fall is a noun.

reduce and fall both are verbs.

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

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

reduce: be cooked until very little liquid is left
fall: decrease in size, extent, or range

Other hypernyms of reduce include decrease, diminish, lessen.

reduce (noun)	fall (noun)
	a sudden drop from an upright position
	the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
	a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
	a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
	a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
	a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
	when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
	a movement downward
	a downward slope or bend
	the season when the leaves fall from the trees
	the time of day immediately following sunset

reduce (verb)	fall (verb)
take off weight	occur at a specified time or place
cut down on; make a reduction in	decrease in size, extent, or range
narrow or limit	pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
cook until very little liquid is left	be born, used chiefly of lambs
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	come out; issue
make smaller	assume a disappointed or sad expression
reduce in size; reduce physically	begin vigorously
make less complex	come as if by falling
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements	be cast down
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture	go as if by falling
be cooked until very little liquid is left	fall or flow in a certain way
be the essential element	move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it	move in a specified direction
undergo meiosis	descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site	slope downward
lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation	drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
lessen and make more modest	lose an upright position suddenly
simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another	to be given by assignment or distribution
bring to humbler or weaker state or condition	be captured
put down by force or intimidation	fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
	come into the possession of
	to be given by right or inheritance
	be inherited by
	lose office or power
	yield to temptation or sin
	suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
	lose one's chastity
	die, as in battle or in a hunt
	be due
	come under, be classified or included
	touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
	fall from clouds

reduce vs fall

reduce is not a noun while fall is a noun.

reduce and fall both are verbs.

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