boil down English

Meaning boil down meaning

What does boil down mean?

boil down

— verb be the essential element The proposal boils down to a compromise

— verb (= reduce) be cooked until very little liquid is left The sauce should reduce to one cup

— verb (= reduce) cook until very little liquid is left The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time

Synonyms boil down synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as boil down?

boil down English » English

reduce

concentrate

come down

shrink

shorten

roast

parch

fire

extract

decoct

condense

broil

abridge

abbreviate

work out

volatilize

vapour

vapor

trim down

tap

sluice

set

scorched

reckon

rack

put down

posit

numerate

number

make smaller

lower

lour

let down

let

go down

get down

fry

figure

fall

evaporate

epitomize

enumerate

ebb out

ebb off

ebb

drop

draw down

discharge

dip

depress