reduce

transitive verb | \ ri-ˈdüs, -ˈdyüs \ | re·duce
  1. : to make smaller

  1. a : to convert (a chose in action) into a chose in possession enforcement action sought to reduce to possession her property interest in the…determination of money damages —Haynes v. Contat, 643 N.E.2d 941 (1994)

    b : to convert by enforcement through litigation may reduce a claim to judgment, foreclose, or otherwise enforce the claim —Uniform Commercial Code