This is the 853rd most frequent Croatian word.
smanjiti
To reduce.
Here, the word 'smanjiti' is used to denote reducing the setting or level of heating to save resources.
Da bismo uštedjeli energiju, trebali bismo smanjiti grijanje kad nismo kod kuće.
To save energy, we should lower the heating when we are not home.
Here, 'smanjiti' is used in the context of decreasing or limiting the quantity of something, such as sugar in a diet.
Moramo smanjiti količinu šećera u prehrani.
We need to reduce the amount of sugar in our diet.
'Smanjiti' in this sentence refers to lowering or reducing the intensity or level of sound.