boil down

Verb
  1. Be the essential element (synset 200238590)
    "The proposal boils down to a compromise"
    is a type of: become, turn - undergo a change or development
    same as: come down, reduce
  2. Be cooked until very little liquid is left (synset 200238145)
    "The sauce should reduce to one cup"
    referred to in: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
    is a type of: decrease, diminish, fall, lessen - decrease in size, extent, or range
    same as: concentrate, decoct, reduce
  3. Cook until very little liquid is left (synset 200237885)
    "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"
    referred to in: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
    is a type of: decrease, lessen, minify - make smaller
    same as: concentrate, reduce

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