[ usually passive ] to force sb/sth into a particular state or condition, usually a worse one :
a beautiful building reduced to rubble
She was reduced to tears by their criticisms.
They were reduced to begging in the streets.
[ usually passive ] to force sb/sth into a particular state or condition, usually a worse one :
a beautiful building reduced to rubble
She was reduced to tears by their criticisms.
They were reduced to begging in the streets.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005