| reduced | | |
| adj. | 1. decreased, reduced | made less in size or amount or degree. |
| ~ ablated | made smaller or less by melting or erosion or vaporization.; "the rocket's ablated head shield" |
| ~ attenuate, attenuated, faded, weakened | reduced in strength.; "the faded tones of an old recording" |
| ~ attenuated | of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion. |
| ~ bated | diminished or moderated.; "our bated enthusiasm"; "his bated hopes" |
| ~ belittled, diminished, small | made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth).; "her comments made me feel small" |
| ~ slashed, cut | (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply.; "the slashed prices attracted buyers" |
| ~ diminished | (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval.; "a diminished fifth" |
| ~ minimized | reduced to the smallest possible size or amount or degree. |
| ~ remittent | (of a disease) characterized by periods of diminished severity.; "a remittent fever" |
| ~ shrunken, shriveled, shrivelled | reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity.; "our shriveled receipts during the storm"; "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"; "the dollar's shrunken buying power" |
| adj. | 2. reduced, rock-bottom | well below normal (especially in price). |
| ~ low | less than normal in degree or intensity or amount.; "low prices"; "the reservoir is low" |
| lower | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. lower, lower berth | the lower of two berths. |
| ~ built in bed, bunk, berth | a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers. |
| v. (motion) | 2. bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down | move something or somebody to a lower position.; "take down the vase from the shelf" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ come down, descend, go down, fall | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" |
| ~ reef | lower and bring partially inboard.; "reef the sailboat's mast" |
| ~ depress | lower (prices or markets).; "The glut of oil depressed gas prices" |
| ~ dip | lower briefly.; "She dipped her knee" |
| ~ incline | lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow.; "She inclined her head to the student" |
| v. (change) | 3. lour, lower | set lower.; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations" |
| ~ devalue | lower the value or quality of.; "The tear devalues the painting" |
| ~ derate | lower the rated electrical capability of electrical apparatus. |
| ~ subordinate, subdue | make subordinate, dependent, or subservient.; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler" |
| v. (change) | 4. lour, lower, turn down | make lower or quieter.; "turn down the volume of a radio" |
| ~ minify, decrease, lessen | make smaller.; "He decreased his staff" |
| v. (contact) | 5. depress, lower | cause to drop or sink.; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (body) | 6. frown, glower, lour, lower | look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval. |
| ~ scowl | frown with displeasure. |
| ~ grimace, make a face, pull a face | contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state.; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" |
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