reducement
/rɪˈdjuːsm(ə)nt/ /rɪˈdʒuːsm(ə)nt/noun
1The action of bringing a person or thing back to a previous state or position, especially to orthodoxy in belief or conduct. Now historical and rare.
2Diminution, lessening; abatement; = reduction.
Origin
Late 16th century (in an earlier sense). From reduce + -ment.
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