reducible
/rɪˈdjuːsɪb(ə)l/
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- 2nd syllable stress
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- Final e often stays silent
rɪ - ˈdjuːsɪbəl -> reducible
reduce /r'dju:s; US -'du:s/ v
၁။ ~ sth (from sth) ( to/ by sb)
လျှော့သည်။
reduce pressure/ speed ❍ visibility reduced by fog ❍ increase profits by reducing costs ❍ Giving up smoking reduces the risk of heart disease. ❍ This shirt was greatly/ much reduced in the sale. ❍ reduce prices by 10% ❍ The number of staff was reduced from 40 to 25.
၂။ (infml esp US ) ကိုယ် အလေးချိန် လျှော့သည်။
❏ reduced circumstances n [pl](euph ) အထည်ကြီးပျက် ဘဝ။ be living in reduced circumstances.
❏ reduce sb (from sth) to sth [PHRV ] ရာထူးလျှော့ချ လိုက်သည်။ reduce a sergeant to the ranks (ie make him an ordinary soldier).
❏ reduce sb/ sth (from sth) to sth/ doing sth [PHRV ] (usu passive) (ဆိုးရွားသော) အခြေဆိုက်စေသည်။ reduce sb to tears ❍ a beautiful building reduced to ashes/ rubble/ ruins ❍ They were reduced to begging in the streets. ❍ Overwork has reduced him to a physical wreck.
❏ reduce sth to sth [PHRV ] သတ္တုချသည်။ reduce a problem to two main issues.
❏ reducible /-ǝbl/ adj ~ (to sth) (fml ) ယုတ်လျော့နိုင် သော။ A culture is not reducible to the desires of the individuals comprising it. Compare IRREDUCIBLE
- Try to reduce the amount of fat in your diet.
- [reduce something by something] : The workforce will be reduced by around 30 per cent.
- [reduce something from something to something] : It has reduced its size from about 135, 000 employees to 75, 000.
- Her lawyers got the charge reduced from murder to manslaughter.
- [reduce something to the minimum] : Risks must be reduced to the absolute minimum.
- [reduce something in size/number etc] : Their army will be drastically reduced in size and influence.
- [greatly/significantly reduce something] : The new systems should significantly reduce the amount of paper we use.
- [reduce something to something] : All children’s shoes are now reduced to £10 a pair.
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