Meanings
verbreduce someone to tears (third-person singular simple present reduces someone to tears, present participle reducing someone to tears, simple past and past participle reduced someone to tears)
present singular third person reduces someone to tears · participle present reducing someone to tears · participle past reduced someone to tears · past reduced someone to tears
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo cause to cry.
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reduce someone to tears. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reduce%20someone%20to%20tears
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