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turn vs reduce

reduce vs turn

turn is a noun but reduce is not a noun.

turn and reduce both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
turn Yes No Yes No
reduce No No Yes No
As verbs, reduce is a hyponym of turn; that is, reduce is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turn:
  • turn: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
  • reduce: take off weight
Other hyponyms of turn include arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, waken, black out, pass out, zonk out, come to, resuscitate, revive, tense, tense up, decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind, melt off, slenderize, slim, slim down, thin, gain, put on, apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog, cross-fertilise, cross-fertilize, conceive, secularise, secularize, citrate, equilibrate, fall, become, get, go, decline, worsen, ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate, disengage, overgrow, concentrate, break, acetify, acidify, alkalify, alkalise, alkalize, basify, ionise, ionize, ossify, catalyse, catalyze, get worse, relapse, fluctuate, break loose, burst forth, explode, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it, be born, cloud over, carbonise, carbonize, chill, cool, cool down, heat, heat up, hot up, carbonise, carbonize, carburise, carburize, freeze, boil, burn, combust, emaciate, Frenchify, thin, inspissate, thicken, solvate, react, dissolve, fade away, fade out, discharge, empty, fill, fill up, homogenise, homogenize, homogenise, homogenize, clabber, clot, curdle, clot, coagulate, ferment, sour, turn, work, integrate, precipitate, calcify, coke, carnify, chondrify, emulsify, denitrify, esterify, etherify, thrombose, open, open up, close, shut, sorb, take up, calm, calm down, chill out, cool it, cool off, settle down, simmer down, flourish, fly high, prosper, thrive, emancipate, liberate, get into, tangle with, liquefy, catch fire, combust, conflagrate, erupt, ignite, take fire.
As verbs, reduce is a hyponym of turn; that is, reduce is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turn:
  • turn: undergo a change or development
  • reduce: be the essential element
Other hyponyms of turn include boil down, come down, choke, suffocate, nucleate, add up, amount, come.
turn (noun) reduce (noun)
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
taking a short walk out and back
a favor for someone
(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
turning or twisting around (in place)
a short performance that is part of a longer program
a movement in a new direction
an unforeseen development
a circular segment of a curve
(sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
turn (verb) reduce (verb)
twist suddenly so as to sprain take off weight
change to the contrary cut down on; make a reduction in
go sour or spoil narrow or limit
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become cook until very little liquid is left
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action 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
change color make smaller
become officially one year older reduce in size; reduce physically
have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to make less complex
direct at someone reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
let (something) fall or spill from a container be cooked until very little liquid is left
alter the functioning or setting of be the essential element
cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
to break and turn over earth especially with a plow undergo meiosis
to change orientation or direction reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
cause to move around a center so as to show another side of lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
cause to move around or rotate lessen and make more modest
pass to the other side of simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
move around an axis or a center bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
to send or let go put down by force or intimidation
cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
get by buying and selling
accomplish by rotating
undergo a change or development
cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
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