Synonyms: reduce, boil down, concentrate
Definition: cook until very little liquid is left
Usage: The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time
Synonyms: concentrate, decoct, boil down, reduce
Definition: be cooked until very little liquid is left
Usage: The sauce should reduce to one cup
Similar words: fall, lessen, diminish, decrease
Definition: decrease in size, extent, or range
Usage: The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester; The cabin pressure fell dramatically; her weight fell to under a hundred pounds; his voice fell to a whisper
Synonyms: reduce, boil down, come down
Definition: be the essential element
Usage: The proposal boils down to a compromise
Definition: undergo a change or development
Usage: The water turned into ice; Her former friend became her worst enemy; He turned traitor