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reduces

verb
USri-DOO-siz/ɹɪˈdusɪz/UKri-DYOO-siz/ɹɪˈdjuːsɪz/

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  1. 1
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of reduce.

    Regular exercise reduces the risk of heart disease.

    The new policy reduces wait times at the clinic considerably.

    Note

    Whether an object follows changes the meaning. With one, it is the everyday sense of making something smaller: exercise reduces the risk. Without one, it can mean losing weight, as in she reduces by cutting out sugar. Followed by to, it marks a fall in rank or condition: hardship reduces him to begging. The spelling needs only -s, because the base already ends in e.

reduces is a form of reduce

reduce, verb: To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value, or intensity of something. Full entry

Forms
reducereduces he/she/itreducing -ing formreduced past tense, past participle
Spelling
reduce → reduces: add -s

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