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Definition of reduce to doing phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

reduce to doing

phrasal verb
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reduce somebody/something (from something) to (doing) something
  1. [usually passive] to force somebody/something 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.
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