rus: уменьшать

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Meaning
means	(verb) make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances" mitigate
means	(verb) make smaller; "He decreased his staff" lessen, minify, decrease
means	(verb) lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues" belittle, diminish
means	(verb) dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized" lay off, furlough
means	(verb) make less active or intense slake, slack, abate
means	(verb) reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?" reduce, shrink
means	(verb) cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" trim, cut down, cut, cut back, reduce, trim back, trim down, bring down
means	(verb) make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio" lower, turn down, lour
means	(verb) decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" fall, decrease, diminish, lessen
means	(verb) cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time" reduce, boil down, concentrate
means	(verb) make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now" slacken, relax, slack, slack up
means	(verb) have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings" cut
means	(verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" shorten, reduce, abbreviate, contract, abridge, cut, foreshorten
means	(verb) lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime" palliate, extenuate, mitigate
means	(verb) cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir" lower, depress
means	(verb) cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape" cut, edit out, edit
means	(verb) make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught" relax, loosen
means	(verb) wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled" shrivel up, wither, shrivel, shrink
means	(verb) take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character" detract, take away
means	(verb) become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank" shrink, contract
means	(verb) reduce in population; "The epidemic depopulated the countryside" desolate, depopulate
means	(verb) become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours" slack off, slack, let up, abate, die away
means	(verb) be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup" decoct, reduce, concentrate, boil down
means	(verb) cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood" pare, whittle
means	(verb) become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived" loosen, relax
means	(verb) decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" shrivel, shrink
means	(verb) diminish or abate; "The pain finally remitted" remit

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rus: уменьшать

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