réduire

to reduce; to cut (prices); to shorten (text); to reduce, scale down (pictures, etc.); to reduce (someone); to reduce (something); to reduce, set

“Je les ai réduits en esclavage.” — I reduced them to slavery.

Inherited from Middle French reduire, from Old French reduire, an alteration or Gallicization of Latin redūcere (“reduce”), after conduire.