reduce

/ri-ˈdüs/

Middle English, to lead back, from Latin reducere, from re- + ducere to lead

verb

  1. to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate

  2. to diminish in size, amount, extent, or number

  3. to decrease the volume and concentrate the flavor of by boiling

reduce all the questions to one

decrease lessen diminish reduce abate dwindle mean to grow or make less. decrease suggests a progressive decline in size, amount, numbers, or intensity. lessen suggests a decline in amount rather than in number.

idiom

  1. to cause (someone) to become suddenly silent

The crowd was reduced to silence.

idiom

  1. to cause (someone) to cry

The movie's ending reduced them to tears.