English word reduce comes from Latin ducere ("be thou led, be thou guided". "to lead, to guide".), Old French reduire (To reduce.), Latin dux, Latin re-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ducere | Latin (lat) | "be thou led, be thou guided". "to lead, to guide". |
| reduire | Old French (fro) | To reduce. |
| dux | Latin (lat) | (Medieval Latin) duke. Commander, general. Leader. Prince, ruler. |
| re- | Latin (lat) | Again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.. Back, backwards. |
| reduire | Middle French (frm) | To reduce. |
| duce | Romanian (ron) | (intransitive) to lead, to go. (reflexive, with accusative) to go. (reflexive, with accusative; figuratively) to die. (transitive) to carry, to lead Duke. |
| reduco | Latin (lat) | (Medieval Latin) I quell, I subdue, I subjugate [10th C.]. (figuratively) I bring back, restore, recall, revive, replace; reform. (figuratively) I bring, make or reduce to a certain condition or quality. (figuratively) I bring, produce or get out a quantity of. (military, of troops) I withdraw, cause to retreat, draw off, remove. I lead, draw, bring or conduct back; bring or accompany home. |
| réduire | French (fr) | (chemistry, cooking) to reduce. (medicine) to reduce, set. (military) to capture (place), quell (opposition etc.). (pronominal) to amount, come down à to. To cut (prices); to shorten (text); to reduce, scale down (pictures etc.). To reduce. To reduce (someone) à to. To reduce (something) en to. |
| reducer | Old French (fro) | |
| reduce | English (en) | (intransitive) To lose weight.. (transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower, to impair.. (transitive) To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.. (transitive) To bring to an inferior state or condition.. (transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.. (transitive, chemistry) To add electrons / hydrogen [...] |