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Definitions

boil down

VERB

abbreviate

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abridge compress

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abstract clip condense contract cut digest encapsulate pare prune reduce summarize trim

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cut back cut down cut off cut out get to the meat put in a nutshell take out

Antonyms

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expand extend increase

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enlarge lengthen strengthen

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amplify

VERB

compress

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abbreviate constrict cram restrict shorten shrink squeeze wrap

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abridge abstract bind coagulate concentrate consolidate contract cramp crowd crush decrease dehydrate epitomize narrow pack press ram reduce shrivel squash stuff summarize syncopate telescope tighten wedge

WEAK

densen densify force into space make brief press together

Antonyms

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amplify enlarge expand free grow increase lengthen let go open release

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add allow disperse extend loose loosen raise strengthen uncompress untie unwrinkle

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blow up fill stretch uncondense

VERB

condense

Synonyms

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compress curtail shorten summarize thicken

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abbreviate chop coagulate compact concentrate constrict contract cut decoct digest edit encapsulate epitomize inventory precipitate reduce shrink snip solidify sum summate telescope trim

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blue pencil cut down densen press together précis put in a nutshell synopsize

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extend increase lengthen

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amplify develop enlarge expand grow loosen open stretch thin

VERB

curtail

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cut back decrease diminish downsize halt lessen reduce shorten slash trim

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abbreviate chop clip contract cramp cut dock lop minify retrench truncate

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get to meat pare down put in nutshell roll back

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develop enlarge expand extend grow increase lengthen raise strengthen

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amplify stretch

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prolong

VERB

deduce

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deduct glean infer presuppose surmise

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analyze assume cogitate collect conceive conclude consider deem derive draw fancy figure gather imagine judge make presume ratiocinate reason regard

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add up be afraid have a hunch make out read into take to mean

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destroy disbelieve disperse disregard distribute divide ignore leave misunderstand not believe reject scatter

VERB

digest

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abbreviate abstract classify codify compress condense cut decrease epitomize inventory nutshell reduce shorten sum summarize summate survey systematize tabulate trim

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cut down cut to bone get to the meat methodize put in a nutshell sum up synopsize

Antonyms

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add amplify develop disorganize enlarge expand extend fill grow increase lengthen raise strengthen

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detail misunderstand

VERB

distill

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condense extract infuse refine

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brew clarify concentrate cook cut dribble drip drop evaporate express ferment precipitate press purify rarefy rectify steam sublimate trickle trim vaporize volatilize

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cut down cut to the bone get to the meat press out squeeze out

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dirty pour

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pollute

VERB

edit

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adapt alter analyze annotate arrange assemble censor choose compile compose delete prepare publish rearrange revise select

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amplify assign blue pencil butcher check condense correct cut discard doctor draft emend excise feature fine-tune finish massage polish prescribe proofread rectify redact regulate rehash rephrase report scrub style tighten trim

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fly speck go over make up put together recalibrate set up strike out write over

Antonyms

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disarrange disorder disorganize disperse disturb scatter separate

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indulge keep ruin spoil worsen

VERB

shorten

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abbreviate compress curtail cut cut back cut down lessen minimize reduce shrink slash trim

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abridge bob chop clip condense contract dock edit elide excerpt lop retrench snip

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blue pencil cut to the bone make a long story short put in a nutshell

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develop enlarge expand extend grow increase lengthen raise strengthen stretch

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amplify elongate

VERB

simplify

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clarify cut down facilitate reduce shorten streamline

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abridge analyze chasten decipher disentangle disinvolve elucidate explain interpret order unscramble

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break down break it down clean it up clean up clear up cut the frills draw a picture get down to basics get to the meat hit the high spots lay out let daylight in let sunlight in make clear make perfectly clear make plain put in a nutshell put one straight spell out

Antonyms

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grow increase

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be vague confuse mix up mystify obscure

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complicate make difficult

VERB

summarize

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compile encapsulate epitomize outline recap rehash sum up

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abridge abstract cipher condense cut digest inventory pare prune recapitulate retrograde review shorten skim snip sum summate trim

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cut back cut down get to meat give main points précis put in a nutshell run down run through synopsize

Antonyms

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add enlarge expand increase lengthen

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break down

VERB

trim

Synonyms

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clip curtail cut cut back cut down mow pare prune shave shear shorten whittle down

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abbreviate barber bob crop dock edit lop plane snip tidy truncate

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blue pencil even up pare down put in a nutshell slice off

Antonyms

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increase lengthen

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expand

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develop let grow

Example Sentences

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A successful maximalist egg all boils down to personal preference and balance.

From Salon

There might be 10 films nominated for best picture, but the race for the top category has boiled down to two films - political thriller One Battle After Another and vampire horror Sinners.

From BBC

Thereupon nuclear bluster permanently vanished from the U.S. presidential vocabulary, experts in diplomacy tell us, for reasons that boil down to a loss of credibility once Moscow could match the U.S. in nuclear firepower.

From The Wall Street Journal

In practical terms, the disagreement boils down to the question: Should humans intervene or let nature take it course?

From Los Angeles Times

GE Vernova is another stock that boils down to strong demand for AI.

From Barron's

boil down

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