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boil down

The correct spelling is boil down.

How to pronounce boil down

verb

Say it like: Boy-l d-own

The correct spelling is boil down. To reduce in volume by boiling. For example: "He boiled the soup down so it wouldn't be so weak."

Usage Examples

He boiled the soup down so it wouldn't be so weak.

So what this boils down to is that you still owe me that fifty bucks.

My dissertation is 342 pages long, and I'm required to boil it down to a one-page abstract?!

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To reduce in volume by boiling.
  2. 2.To become reduced (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core or implication for action).
  3. 3.To reduce (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core or implication for action).

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