Difference between Reduce and Tighten

REDUCE vs TIGHTEN: VERB

Reduce in size; reduce physically
Lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
Undergo meiosis
Reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
Take off weight
Cut down on; make a reduction in
Bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
Make less complex
Make smaller
Lessen and make more modest
Be the essential element
Cook until very little liquid is left
Be cooked until very little liquid is left
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
Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
Put down by force or intimidation
Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
Narrow or limit

Become tight or tighter
Make tight or tighter
Narrow or limit
Restrict
To make tighter.
To become tighter.
To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
To raise short-term interest rates.

REDUCE vs TIGHTEN: INTRANSITIVE VERB

To simplify the form of (an expression, such as a fraction) without changing the value.
To change to a metallic state by removing nonmetallic constituents; smelt.
To add hydrogen to (a compound).
To turn into powder; pulverize.
To restore (a fractured or displaced body part) to a normal condition or position.
To pronounce (a stressed vowel) as the unstressed version of that vowel or as schwa.
To undergo meiosis.
To remove oxygen from (a compound).
To decrease the valence of (an atom) by adding electrons.
To become diminished.
To put in a simpler or more systematic form; simplify or codify.
To decrease the viscosity of (paint, for example), as by adding a solvent.
To lower the price of.
To thicken or intensify the flavor of (a sauce, for example) by slow boiling.
To lower in rank or grade; demote.
To compel to desperate acts.
To bring to a specified undesirable state, as of weakness or helplessness.
To subject to destruction.
To gain control of; subject or conquer.
To bring to a humbler, weaker, difficult, or forced state or condition; especially.
To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish. : decrease.
To lose weight, as by dieting.

REDUCE vs TIGHTEN: TRANSITIVE VERB

To add an electron to an atom or ion.
To change the form of a quantity or expression without altering its value
To change, as numbers, from one denomination into another without altering their value, or from one denomination into others of the same value
To bring into a certain order, arrangement, classification, etc.; to bring under rules or within certain limits of descriptions and terms adapted to use in computation
To bring to a certain state or condition by grinding, pounding, kneading, rubbing, etc.
To bring or lead back to any former place or condition.
To bring to any inferior state, with respect to rank, size, quantity, quality, value, etc.; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; to impair.
To bring to terms; to humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.

A pulley which rests, or is forced, against a driving belt to tighten it.
To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.

REDUCE vs TIGHTEN: OTHER WORD TYPES

Synonyms To lessen, decrease, abate, curtail, shorten, abridge, contract, retrench.
Milit., to take off the establishment and strike off the pay-roll, as a regiment. When a regiment is reduced, the officers are generally put upon half-pay.
In Scots law, to set aside by an action at law; rescind or annul by legal means: as, to reduce a deed, writing, etc.
To adjust (an observed quantity) by subtracting from it effects due to the special time and place of observation, especially, in astronomy, by removing the effects of refraction, parallax, aberration, precession, and nutation, changing a circummeridian to a meridian altitude, and the like.
To prove the conclusion of (an indirect syllogism) from its premises by means of direct syllogism and immediate inference alone.
To change the denomination of (numbers): as, to reduce a number of shillings to farthings, or conversely (see reduction ); change the form of (an algebraic expression) to one simpler or more convenient.
To show (a problem) to be merely a special case of one already solved.
The variations of languages are reduced to rules.
Destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
To subdue, as by force of arms; bring into subjection; render submissive: as, to reduce mutineers to submission; Spain, Gaul, and Britain were reduced by the Roman arms.
To bring to an inferior condition; weaken; impoverish; lower; degrade; impair in fortune, dignity, or strength: as, the family were in reduced circumstances; the patient was much reduced by hemorrhage.
To bring down; diminish in length, breadth, thickness, size, quantity, value, or the like: as, to reduce expenses; to reduce the quantity of meat in diet; to reduce, the price of goods; to reduce the strength of spirit; to reduce a figure or design (to make a smaller copy of it without changing the form or proportion).
To atone for; repair; redress.
In metallurgy and chem., to bring into the metallic form; separate, as a metal, from the oxygen or other mineralizer with which it may be combined, or change from a higher to a lower degree of oxidation: as, to reduce the ores of silver or copper.
To bring to any specified state, condition, or form: as, to reduce civil affairs to order; to reduce a man to poverty or despair; to reduce glass to powder; to reduce a theory to practice; to reduce a Latin phrase to English.
In surgery, to restore to its proper place, or so that the parts concerned are brought back to their normal topographical relations: as, to reduce a dislocation, fracture, or hernia.
To lead or bring back; restore; resolve to a former state.
Same as puer.
To bring into a class, order, genus, or species; bring within certain limits of definition or description.
Reduce physically
Reduce in size
Make a reduction in
Cut down on

To make tight; draw tighter; straiten; make more close in any manner; constrict.
To become tight; be drawn tighter.
Severely restrict in scope or extent
(transitive; intransitive verb) To make or become tight or tighter.

REDUCE vs TIGHTEN: RELATED WORDS

Slim, Abbreviate, Subdue, Concentrate, Slenderize, Foreshorten, Repress, Quash, Tighten, Dilute, Trim, Simplify, Shrink, Cut, Shorten

Adjust, Bolster, Intensify, Tight, Improve, Restrict, Strengthen, Toughens, Toughen, Loosen, Tighten up, Reduce, Constrain, Fasten, Stiffen

REDUCE vs TIGHTEN: DESCRIBE WORDS

Thin, Subjugate, Abridge, Slim, Abbreviate, Subdue, Foreshorten, Quash, Tighten, Dilute, Trim, Simplify, Shrink, Cut, Shorten

Squeeze, Harden, Adjust, Bolster, Intensify, Tight, Improve, Restrict, Strengthen, Loosen, Tighten up, Reduce, Constrain, Fasten, Stiffen

REDUCE vs TIGHTEN: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

Facts that do not justify or excuse an act or offense, but may reduce the degree of moral culpability, and thereby reduce the penalty.
The purpose was to improve airspace efficiency and safety, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and, where possible, reduce exposure to aircraft noise in residential areas.
In addition, this technology will reduce medical errors and potentially reduce medical liability insurance premiums for physicians and other healthcare professionals.
Uses salicylic acid alongside glycolic acid to help reduce breakouts, clean out pores, even out skin tone, and reduce blemishes.
In turn, a business is better able to reduce debt, reduce costs, fund growth and, in many cases, outperform the competition.
So what are ways to improve system reliability, reduce chemical costs, increase operational efficiency and reduce safety risks caused by the corrosion?
The best way to reduce premiums is to reduce risks.
You can reduce this ratio, the same way you reduce a fraction.
Someways medications may help a resident can be to increase appetite, reduce acid reflux, or reduce nausea.
Never miss an invoice, reduce your average cycle time and reduce costs with operations.

Tighten web applications security for Apache Modsecurity is an Apache module whose purpose is to tighten the Web application security.
If a torque wrench is unavailable, finger tighten the spark plug, then use a plug wrench to tighten.
On the left side of the firearm, tighten the cap screw on firmly, but do not tighten all the way.
Have someone where you had your eyeglasses adjusted tighten the screws or purchase an eyeglass screwdriver set and tighten the screws regularly yourself.
Harness leg loops are easier to tighten, and pupils can often tighten their own, if not the case follow same procedure as waist belt.
Tighten the two screws using the screwdriver, do not over tighten.
Lastly tighten all clamps, and tighten the mounting base to clamp the unit in.
People are having to tighten their belts, so the government should tighten its belt too.
But maybe tighten up or atleast tighten your lip when commenting to me.
Tighten the bolts securely, but do not over tighten.

REDUCE vs TIGHTEN: QUESTIONS

Does increased sponsorship exposure reduce sponsor image?
How much does government spending reduce inflation?
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Do mandatory employment protections reduce productivity?
Does the technological imperative reduce responsibility?
Does economic empowerment reduce domestic violence?
Does bank nationalisation reduce financial globalisation?
Can redistributive policies help reduce inequality?
How can I reduce my AGI to reduce my taxable income?

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REDUCE AND TIGHTEN

REDUCE vs TIGHTEN: VERB

REDUCE vs TIGHTEN: INTRANSITIVE VERB

REDUCE vs TIGHTEN: TRANSITIVE VERB

REDUCE vs TIGHTEN: OTHER WORD TYPES

REDUCE vs TIGHTEN: RELATED WORDS

REDUCE vs TIGHTEN: DESCRIBE WORDS

REDUCE vs TIGHTEN: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

REDUCE vs TIGHTEN: QUESTIONS