Difference between Shortens and Reduce

SHORTENS vs REDUCE: NOUN

Any agent that shortens

SHORTENS vs REDUCE: VERB

Make short or shorter
Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shorten.
Become short or shorter
Make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration

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

SHORTENS vs REDUCE: INTRANSITIVE VERB

To decrease the valence of (an atom) by adding electrons.
To turn into powder; pulverize.
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 change to a metallic state by removing nonmetallic constituents; smelt.
To thicken or intensify the flavor of (a sauce, for example) by slow boiling.
To lower in rank or grade; demote.
To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish. : decrease.
To bring to a humbler, weaker, difficult, or forced state or condition; especially.
To gain control of; subject or conquer.
To subject to destruction.
To bring to a specified undesirable state, as of weakness or helplessness.
To compel to desperate acts.
To add hydrogen to (a compound).
To simplify the form of (an expression, such as a fraction) without changing the value.
To remove oxygen from (a compound).
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 become diminished.
To lose weight, as by dieting.
To undergo meiosis.

SHORTENS vs REDUCE: TRANSITIVE VERB

To add an electron to an atom or ion.
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 to terms; to humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
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 or lead back to any former place or condition.
To change the form of a quantity or expression without altering its value

SHORTENS vs REDUCE: OTHER WORD TYPES

Same as puer.
To lead or bring back; restore; resolve to a former state.
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 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 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 atone for; repair; redress.
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 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 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 into a class, order, genus, or species; bring within certain limits of definition or description.
The variations of languages are reduced to rules.
To show (a problem) to be merely a special case of one already solved.
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 prove the conclusion of (an indirect syllogism) from its premises by means of direct syllogism and immediate inference alone.
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.
In Scots law, to set aside by an action at law; rescind or annul by legal means: as, to reduce a deed, writing, etc.
Reduce in size
Make a reduction in
Cut down on
Destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
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.
Reduce physically
Synonyms To lessen, decrease, abate, curtail, shorten, abridge, contract, retrench.

SHORTENS vs REDUCE: RELATED WORDS

Narrows, Shrinks, Diminishes, Lessens, Lowers, Reduces, Bowdlerise, Bowdlerize, Expurgate, Contract, Abridge, Foreshorten, Cut, Abbreviate, Reduce

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

SHORTENS vs REDUCE: DESCRIBE WORDS

Extends, Simplifies, Lengthens, Cuts, Crops, Sarcomere, Decreases, Reduced, Expurgate, Contract, Abridge, Foreshorten, Cut, Abbreviate, Reduce

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

SHORTENS vs REDUCE: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

Shortens or eliminates work the student already knows.
Interference with the natural rebound always shortens tonalduration.
Daylight shortens, the waters cool into icy silence.
Irradiation shortens the shelf life by seven days.
Partial answer in that it shortens the process.
This shortens the total supply chain lead time.
CONS: Extensive use of backlighting shortens battery life.
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Smoking shortens life expectancy among persons with SMI.
Yet to be known shortens my made intent.

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.

SHORTENS vs REDUCE: QUESTIONS

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SHORTENS AND REDUCE

SHORTENS vs REDUCE: NOUN

SHORTENS vs REDUCE: VERB

SHORTENS vs REDUCE: INTRANSITIVE VERB

SHORTENS vs REDUCE: TRANSITIVE VERB

SHORTENS vs REDUCE: OTHER WORD TYPES

SHORTENS vs REDUCE: RELATED WORDS

SHORTENS vs REDUCE: DESCRIBE WORDS

SHORTENS vs REDUCE: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

SHORTENS vs REDUCE: QUESTIONS