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boil down

English

  1. 🔊 be cooked until very little liquid is left
    “The sauce should reduce to one cup”
  2. 🔊 cook until very little liquid is left
    “The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time”
  3. 🔊 be the essential element
    “The proposal boils down to a compromise”

Similar words

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