Synonyms: decrease, lessen, diminish, ease, shrink, abridge, abate
Conjugation
Indicative mood |
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Present tense | Past tense |
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(I) reduce | (I) reduced |
(thou) reducest | (thou) reducedst |
(he) reduces, reduceth | (he) reduced |
(we) reduce | (we) reduced |
(you) reduce | (you) reduced |
(they) reduce | (they) reduced |
Subjunctive mood |
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Present tense | Past tense |
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(I) reduce | (I) reduced |
(thou) reduce | (thou) reduced |
(he) reduce | (he) reduced |
(we) reduce | (we) reduced |
(you) reduce | (you) reduced |
(they) reduce | (they) reduced |
Imperative mood |
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reduce |
Participles |
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Present participle | Past participle |
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reducing | reduced |
By contrast, the UK Office for Budget Responsibility, which produces economic forecasts for the government, expects Brexit to reduce Britain’s output by 4% over 15 years compared to if it had remained in the bloc.