To turn or fold inwardly.
To fold inward to create a hollow space where none had existed, as with a gastrula forming from a blastula.
To fold up or enclose into a sheath-like or pouch-like structure, either naturally or as part of a surgical procedure.
Having one portion of a hollow organ drawn back within another portion.
sheathed
To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
To annul by legal means.
To convert to written form. (Usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)
To lose weight.
To bring to an inferior state or condition.
To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form.
To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
To strike off the payroll.
To decrease the liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.
To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.
To reform a line or column from (a square).