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boil down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.83 in modern English

Syllables
boil -down
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reduce in volume by boiling.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To become reduced (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).

Intransitive verb

verb

To reduce (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

As an allusion to the technique of reduction or decreasing liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.

Usage

Inflected Forms

boils down (present, singular) boiling down (participle, present) boiled down (participle, past) boiled down (past)

Phrases

boil off

Frequently Paired Words

boil off

Synonyms

come down to reduce concentrate decoct come down

Questions

What does boil down mean?
To reduce in volume by boiling.
Where does boil down come from?
As an allusion to the technique of reduction or decreasing liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.

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