REDUCE TO AN ABSURDITY

Meaning of REDUCE TO AN ABSURDITY in English

trivialize, make ridiculous

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REDUCE TO AN ABSURDITY — доводить до абсурда
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REDUCE TO AN ABSURDITY — доводить до абсурда
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
ABSURDITY — noun (plural -ties) Date: 1528 the quality or state of being absurd ; absurdness, something that is absurd
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
REDUCE — rə̇ˈd(y)üs, rēˈ- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English reducen to lead back, bring back, draw together, from Latin reducere, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ABSURDITY — -dəd.ē, -ətē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English absurdite, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French absurdité, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REDUCE — (n.) To change, as numbers, from one denomination into another without altering their value, or from one denomination into others …
Английский словарь Webster
REDUCE — (n.) To bring into a certain order, arrangement, classification, etc.; to bring under rules or within certain limits of descriptions …
Английский словарь Webster
REDUCE — (n.) To bring to a certain state or condition by grinding, pounding, kneading, rubbing, etc.; as, to reduce a substance …
Английский словарь Webster
REDUCE — (n.) To bring to any inferior state, with respect to rank, size, quantity, quality, value, etc.; to diminish; to lower; …
Английский словарь Webster
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
ABSURDITY — (n.) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
Английский словарь Webster
ABSURDITY — (n.) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
Английский словарь Webster
REDUCE — ( n. ) To change, as numbers, from one denomination into another without altering their value, or from one denomination …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
REDUCE — ( n. ) To bring to any inferior state, with respect to rank, size, quantity, quality, value, etc.; to diminish; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
REDUCE — ( n. ) To bring into a certain order, arrangement, classification, etc.; to bring under rules or within certain limits …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ABSURDITY — ( n. ) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ABSURDITY — ( n. ) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
REDUCE — /ri doohs", -dyoohs"/ , v. , reduced, reducing . v.t. 1. to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ABSURDITY — /ab serr"di tee, -zerr"-/ , n. , pl. absurdities . 1. the state or quality of being absurd. 2. something …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ABSURDITY — n. something ridiculous; nonsense; illogic
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REDUCE — verb ( re·duced ; re·duc·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, to lead back, from Latin reducere, from re- + ducere to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ABSURDITY — noun ( plural -ties ) Date: 1528 1. : the quality or state of being absurd : absurdness 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REDUCE — noun to bring or lead back to any former place or condition. 2. reduce ·noun to restore to its proper …
Webster English vocab
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster English vocab
ABSURDITY — noun that which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction. 2. absurdity ·noun the quality of being absurd or …
Webster English vocab
ABSURDITY — [ab.sur.di.ty] n, pl -ties (1528) 1: the quality or state of being absurd: absurdness 2: something that is absurd
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
ABSURDITY — absurdit|y BrE AmE əb ˈsɜːd ət |i § æb-, -ˈzɜːd-, -ɪt- AmE -ˈsɝːd ət̬ |i -ˈzɝːd- ▷ absurdit|ies iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
REDUCE — / rɪˈdjuːs; NAmE -ˈduːs/ verb 1. [ vn ] reduce sth (from sth) (to sth) | reduce sth (by sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABSURDITY — ➡ absurd
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REDUCE — re ‧ duce S1 W1 /rɪˈdjuːs $ rɪˈduːs/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: reducere …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ABSURDITY — See main entry: ↑ absurd
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ABSURDITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 wild inappropriateness or incongruity. 2 extreme unreasonableness. 3 an absurd statement or act. [F absurdit÷ or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ABSURDITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 wild inappropriateness or incongruity. 2 extreme unreasonableness. 3 an absurd statement or act. [ F absurdité …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ABSURDITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. wild inappropriateness or incongruity. 2 extreme unreasonableness. 3 an absurd statement or act. Etymology: F absurdit{eacute} …
Oxford English vocab
REDUCE — ( reduces, reducing, reduced) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABSURDITY — see absurd
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABSURDITY — see absurd
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
REDUCE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a special/reduced rate (= a lower charge ) ▪ Reduced rates are available for groups …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ABSURDITY — [noun]Standing there naked, I was suddenly struck by the absurdity of my position. [U]There are all sorts of absurdities (= …
Cambridge English vocab
REDUCE — Synonyms and related words : abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abrade, abridge, abstract, acetify, acidify, acidulate, adjust, adjust to, adulterate, afflict, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ABSURDITY — Synonyms and related words : absurdness, act of folly, aimlessness, amphigory, anticness, babble, babblement, balderdash, bibble-babble, bizarreness, bizarrerie, blabber, blather, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ABSURDITY — n. Function: noun Synonyms: FOOLISHNESS , craziness, dottiness, folly, inanity, insanity, preposterousness, senselessness, silliness, witlessness
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
REDUCE — INDEX: 1. to reduce the number, amount, price, or size of something 2. to reduce pain, worry, or unpleasant feelings …
Longman Activator English vocab
REDUCE — < language , mathematics > A symbolic mathematics language with ALGOL -like syntax , written in Lisp by Anthony Hearn …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
REDUCE — v. 1 cut (back), cut down (on), decrease, diminish, moderate, abate, lessen, shorten, truncate, abbreviate, abridge, curtail, crop, trim, compress, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ABSURDITY — n. 1 folly, silliness, ridiculousness, foolishness, ludicrousness, nonsense, senselessness, meaninglessness, illogicality, irrationality, unreasonableness, incongruity, stupidity, Colloq craziness, nuttiness , Chiefly …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
AN — indefinite article BAD : I had never visited an hospital before. GOOD : I had never visited a hospital before. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
REDUCE — гл. 1) а) ослаблять, понижать, сокращать, уменьшать We have been able to reduce our tax bill by 10%. ≈ Мы …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ABSURDITY — сущ. 1) нелепость; абсурд; бессмыслица 2) нелепый поступок; глупость It was the height of absurdity (to insist on a refund). …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
REDUCE — reduce.ogg rıʹdju:s v ( обыкн. to) 1. снижать; сбавлять, уменьшать; сокращать to reduce expenditure production, staff - сокращать расходы производство, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ABSURDITY — absurdity.ogg əbʹsɜ:dıtı,əbʹzɜ:dıtı n 1> абсурдность, нелепость; несовместимость со здравым смыслом the absurdity of superstition - нелепость суеверия 2> нелепый поступок; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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