reduce, v.tr.1aLaghdaím. v.i.Do you wish to reduce?ar mhaith leat tanú?bLaghdaím, íslím (teocht, fuacht, etc.). To reduce expenses, costas a laghdú. To reduce speed, luas a mhaolú. El: To reduce the voltage, an voltas a ísliú. cMaolaím (codarsnacht, claonchló). d(Of illness) Lagaíonn, tugann (duine) anuas. 2aTo reduce sth. to ashes, to dust, luaithreach m, deannach m, a dhéanamh de rud. Clothes reduced to rags, éadaí ina ngiobail. bTo reduce a fraction to its lowest term, cuideog a chur sa riocht is ísle. To reduce yards to feet, troithe a dhéanamh de shlata. To reduce everything to a single principle, aon phrionsabal amháin a dhéanamh de gach rud. cTo reduce bribery to a system, modh oibre a dhéanamh den bhreabaireachtdTo reduce sth. to writing, rud a chur i scríbhinn. 3aTo reduce s.o. to silence, duine a chur ina thost; duine a chabáil. bMil: Gabhaim (baile), cuirim (éirí amach) faoi chois. 4He was reduced to begging, b'éigean dó dul ar an déirc; fágadh i muinín na déirce é. 5aTo reduce s.o. to the level of beasts, bail na mbeithíoch a chur ar dhuine. bÍslím (oifigeach i gcéim). 6Ch: Dí-ocsaídím. 7Med: Deisím (cnámh).