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boil down

DEFINITIONS OF: boil down

1

v cook until very little liquid is left

Synonyms:
concentrate, reduce
Type of:
decrease, lessen, minify
make smaller

v be cooked until very little liquid is left

Synonyms:
concentrate, decoct, reduce
Type of:
decrease, diminish, fall, lessen
decrease in size, extent, or range

v be the essential element

“The proposal boils down to a compromise”
Synonyms:
come down, reduce
Type of:
become, turn
undergo a change or development
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