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Definition of reducing : 1. a & n. from Reduce.
2. of Reduce

Synonyms:

diminution, step-down, reduction, simplification, decrease

defaming, detracting, abrading, maligning, derogating, decrying, casting aspersion, disparaging, depreciating, discounting

factoring, purifying, elucidating, clarifying, refining, stripping, simplifying

diluting, attenuating, thinning

compressing, downgrading, depleting, dwindling, decrementing, shaving, cropping, eroding, draining, nipping, shrinking, contracting, truncating, pruning, abridging, lightening, concentrating, weeding, paring, condensing, compacting, bobbing, shearing, tapering, lessening, trimming, culling, clipping, deflating

devaluing, degrading, marking down, slashing, debasing, devaluating, cheapening, belittling

deleting, docking, deducting, cutting, eliding, subtracting, lowering

fragmenting, diminishing, minimizing, shortening, decreasing, discontinuing, curtailing, abbreviating

paring down, downsizing, shriveling, slimming down, dieting, foreshortening, cutting down, contraction

underselling

unloading

easing, allaying, palliating, mitigating, moderating, relieving, alleviating, assuaging, soothing

Usage examples:

• It had the effect of reducing me to a state of abject terror. - "Olivia in India", O. Douglas.
• We know from history that the encomenderos, after reducing many to slavery and forcing them to work for their benefit, made others give up their merchandise for a trifle or nothing at all, or cheated them with false measures. - "The Indolence of the Filipino", Jose Rizal.
• The humidity should be raised to check evaporation without reducing the circulation if possible. - "Seasoning of Wood", Joseph B. Wagner.