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boil down

boil down


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb reduce liquid in mixture: to make a liquid mixture thicker and reduce its volume by heating it rapidly until much of the liquid turns to steam, or be made thicker in this way

2. transitive verb summarize: to condense or summarize something such as information or text ( informal )

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