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Reduce

This term is used frequently in sauce making and French cuisine. To reduce means to boil a liquid so that the volume reduces. In saucemaking, reducing the volume of a sauce or stock intensifies the flavor and body of the sauce/stock. Reducing wine reduces the overall acidity.
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