1. • noun - any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen)
   • noun - loss of excess weight (as by dieting)
   • verb - cut down on
   • verb - make less complex
   • verb - bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
   • verb - simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
   • verb - lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
   • verb - be the essential element
   • verb - reduce in size
   • verb - lessen and make more modest
   • verb - make smaller
   • verb - 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
   • verb - narrow or limit
   • verb - put down by force or intimidation
   • verb - undergo meiosis
   • verb - reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
   • verb - destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
   • verb - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
   • verb - be cooked until very little liquid is left
   • verb - cook until very little liquid is left
   • verb - lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
   • verb - take off weight
2. • v - to make or become less

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