1. Verb
To prepare by boiling; to digest in hot or boiling water; to extract the strength or flavor of by boiling; to make an infusion of.
2. Verb
To prepare by the heat of the stomach for assimilation; to digest; to concoct.
3. Verb
To warm, strengthen, or invigorate, as if by boiling.
4. Verb
be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"
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