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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
boil down
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
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