Reduction: alternatives and connections

The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief.

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Alt. of Amortisement

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The act or right of alienating lands to a corporation, which was considered formerly as transferring them to dead hands, or in mortmain.

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The act or process of contracting, shortening, or shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction of the heart, of the pupil of the eye, or…

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of Cut

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Act or process of deducing or inferring.

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A general decrease in prices over time.

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The act of depleting or emptying.

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The act of lessening, or seeking to lessen, price, value, or reputation.

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To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like; to make an abatement of; as, merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt paym…

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That which gives ease, relief, or assistance; convenience; accommodation.

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of Ease

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The act of axtenuating or the state of being extenuated; the act of making thin, slender, or lean, or of palliating; diminishing, or lessening; palli…

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of Lower

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The act or process of minimizing.

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The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous; as, th…

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The act of moderating, or of imposing due restraint.

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The act of palliating, or state of being palliated; extenuation; excuse; as, the palliation of faults, offenses, vices.

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The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which…

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That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen.

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of Shorten

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of Shrink

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The act or operation of subtracting or taking away a part.

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of Weaken

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To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Any action in resisting other action or force; counter tendency; movement in a contrary direction; reverse action.

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To bring or lead back to any former place or condition.

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To bring or lead back to any former place or condition.

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To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted.

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To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted.

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To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or excellence; as…

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The act of diminishing, or of making or becoming less; state of being diminished; reduction in size, quantity, or degree; -- opposed to augmentation…

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of Reduce

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The act of simplifying.

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