Meaning of BOIL DOWN

Pronunciation:			boyl dawn
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[v]  cook until very little liquid is left, as of sauces; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time" [v]  be cooked until very little is left; as of sauces; "The sauce should reduce to one cup" [v]  be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise"
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	Synonyms:		come down, concentrate, decoct, reduce
	See Also:		become, decrease, diminish, fall, lessen, minify, turn
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		abbreviate, abridge, abstract, bob, capsulize, clip, compress, condense, contract, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, cut off short, cut short, dock, elide, epitomize, foreshorten, mow, nip, poll, pollard, prune, reap, recap, recapitulate, reduce, retrench, shave, shear, shorten, snub, streamline, stunt, sum up, summarize, synopsize, take in, telescope, trim, truncate