reduce

take off weight

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

narrow or limit

cook until very little liquid is left

be cooked until very little liquid is left

be the essential element

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

make smaller

reduce in size

make less complex

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

cut down on

destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it

reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site

undergo meiosis

lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation

simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another

lessen and make more modest

bring to humbler or weaker state or condition

put down by force or intimidation