reduce vs take away

reduce and take away both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reduce	No	No	Yes	No
take away	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take away is a hyponym of reduce; that is, take away is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reduce:

reduce (verb)	take away (verb)
take off weight	take out or remove
cut down on; make a reduction in	remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
narrow or limit	get rid of something abstract
cook until very little liquid is left	take away a part from; diminish
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	buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
make smaller	remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
reduce in size; reduce physically	take from a person or place
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