boil down
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(verb) be cooked until very little is left; as of sauces; "The sauce should reduce to one cup" |
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Synonyms: concentrate, decoct, reduce |
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Related Words: decrease, diminish, fall, lessen |
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(verb) cook until very little liquid is left, as of sauces; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time" |
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Synonyms: concentrate, reduce |
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Related Words: decrease, lessen, minify |
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(verb) be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise" |
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Synonyms: come down, reduce |
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Related Words: become, turn, turn into, turn to |
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