boil down

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verb

1. be the essential element (Freq. 1)
- The proposal boils down to a compromise
• Syn:
reduce, come down
• Derivationally related forms:
reducible (for: reduce)
• Hypernyms:
become, turn
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
2. be cooked until very little liquid is left
- The sauce should reduce to one cup
• Syn:
reduce, decoct, concentrate
• Derivationally related forms:
concentration (for: concentrate), concentrate (for: concentrate)
• Topics:
cooking, cookery, preparation
• Hypernyms:
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
3. cook until very little liquid is left
- The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time
• Syn:
reduce, concentrate
• Derivationally related forms:
concentration (for: concentrate), concentrate (for: concentrate)
• Topics:
cooking, cookery, preparation
• Hypernyms:
decrease, lessen, minify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something