Difference between Shrink and Reduce

SHRINK vs REDUCE: NOUN

A psychiatrist or therapist; a head-shrinker.
Shrinkage; contraction; recoil
A psychiatrist.
The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal.
A psychotherapist.
The degree to which something shrinks; shrinkage.
The act of shrinking.
A physician who specializes in psychiatry

SHRINK vs REDUCE: VERB

Wither, as with a loss of moisture
To attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty; as, to shrink from a task.
To cower or flinch.
To contract, to (cause to) become smaller.
Draw back, as with fear or pain
Wither, especially with a loss of moisture
Decrease in size, range, or extent
Reduce in size; reduce physically
Become smaller or draw together

Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Put down by force or intimidation
Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
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
Reduce in size; reduce physically
Be cooked until very little liquid is left
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
Narrow or limit
Simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another

SHRINK vs REDUCE: INTRANSITIVE VERB

To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake.
To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress.
To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted.
To cause to shrink.
To show reluctance; hesitate.
To move back or away, especially in fear.
To become reduced in amount or value; dwindle.
To become smaller from exposure to heat, moisture, or cold.
To become or appear to become smaller.

To undergo meiosis.
To lose weight, as by dieting.
To become diminished.
To pronounce (a stressed vowel) as the unstressed version of that vowel or as schwa.
To restore (a fractured or displaced body part) to a normal condition or position.
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 remove oxygen from (a compound).
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 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.

SHRINK vs REDUCE: TRANSITIVE VERB

To fix (one piece or part) firmly around (another) by natural contraction in cooling, as a tire on a wheel, or a hoop upon a cannon, which is made slightly smaller than the part it is to fit, and expanded by heat till it can be slipped into place.
To draw back; to withdraw.
To cause to contract or shrink.

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 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.

SHRINK vs REDUCE: OTHER WORD TYPES

Reduce physically
Reduce in size
To withdraw: formerly with in.
To make smaller; make appear smaller.
To cause to contract: as, to shrink flannel by immersing it in boiling water.
4–6. To flinch, blench.
Synonyms See shrivel.
To express fear, horror, or pain by shrugging or contracting the body; wince; flinch.
To decline or hesitate to act, as from fear; recoil morally or mentally, as in fear, horror, distrust, distaste, and the like.
To draw back or retire, as from danger; recoil physically, as in fear, horror, or distrust; sometimes, simply, to go aside.
To shrivel: become wrinkled by contraction, as the skin.
To diminish; reduce.
To contract spontaneously; draw or be drawn into less length, breadth, or compass by an inherent property: as, woolen cloth shrinks in hot water; a flaxen or hempen line shrinks in a humid atmosphere.
A withdrawing from fear or horror; recoil.
A diminution; a falling away; shrinkage.
A shrug.
A contraction.
The act of shrinking; a spontaneous drawing into less compass.

Reduce physically
Reduce in size
Make a reduction in
Cut down on
Destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
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.
To bring into a class, order, genus, or species; bring within certain limits of definition or description.
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.

SHRINK vs REDUCE: RELATED WORDS

Dwindle, Contract, Squinch, Shrivel up, Head shrinker, Funk, Quail, Psychiatrist, Flinch, Recoil, Cringe, Wince, Wither, Reduce, Shrivel

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

SHRINK vs REDUCE: DESCRIBE WORDS

Downsize, Diminish, Cut, Shrinkage, Contract, Squinch, Funk, Quail, Psychiatrist, Flinch, Cringe, Wince, Wither, Reduce, Shrivel

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

SHRINK vs REDUCE: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

Keep in mind that as your search progresses, your list of prospective colleges might shrink, grow, and shrink again.
SHRINK SPACE CASCADE; The COMPACT option allows the shrink operation to be broken into two stages.
When the gap will shrink, SPX will need a good shrink.
In Despicable Me, Gru used the shrink ray to shrink the Moon and pocket it.
Authorized to state of what shrink wrap is a shrink wrap agreement.
Let your children color on shapes Shrink Plastic, punch a hole in the top, and then shrink them.
The total shrink accounts for both moisture shrink and handling loss.
Slide your heat shrink tube over the connection and shrink it.
Heat Shrink Tubing Black innhom Heat Shrink Tube Wire Shrink Wrap UL Approve.
Shrink, Rebuild indexes, then shrink again to gain performance and shrink the files.

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.

SHRINK vs REDUCE: QUESTIONS

How long does tissue shrink after formalin fixation?
Why choose ExxonMobil PE for collation shrink film?
Do temporalis fascia grafts shrink with saline solution?
How much will decking boards shrink when installed?
Could new procedure shrink prostate without surgery?
What is the best way to label a shrink shrink wrapped container?
Will it ever be possible to shrink people using a shrink ray?
What is the best way to shrink shrink woollen garments?
How to determine corn moisture shrink and total shrink?
Does the duvet cover shrink or shrink after laundering?

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SHRINK AND REDUCE

SHRINK vs REDUCE: NOUN

SHRINK vs REDUCE: VERB

SHRINK vs REDUCE: INTRANSITIVE VERB

SHRINK vs REDUCE: TRANSITIVE VERB

SHRINK vs REDUCE: OTHER WORD TYPES

SHRINK vs REDUCE: RELATED WORDS

SHRINK vs REDUCE: DESCRIBE WORDS

SHRINK vs REDUCE: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

SHRINK vs REDUCE: QUESTIONS