boil down

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A phrasal verb used to indicate reducing something to its essential elements or summarizing the main points.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

1. Reduce by boilingformal

   To reduce the volume of a liquid by heating it so that some of it evaporates.

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   • Boil down the sauce until it thickens.
   • The recipe says to boil down the stock for 20 minutes.
   • She boiled down the soup to concentrate the flavors.

   Synonymsconcentratecondensereducethicken

2. Summarize or simplifyinformal

   To reduce something to its most essential or basic elements.

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   • The whole problem boils down to a lack of communication.
   • You can boil down his speech to three main points.
   • It all boils down to whether you trust him or not.

   Synonymsabridgecondenseencapsulateprecisreducesimplify

   Antonymsamplifydetailelaborateexpandflesh out

Base verbboil