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Decoct

De-coct′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Decocted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Decocting
.]
[L.
decoctus
, p. p. of
decoquere
to boil down;
de-
+
coquere
to cook, boil. See
Cook
to decoct.]
1.
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.
To prepare by the heat of the stomach for assimilation; to digest; to concoct.
3.
To warm, strengthen, or invigorate, as if by boiling.
[R.]
Decoct their cold blood.”
Shak.

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decoct

decoct

English

Verb

decoct (third-person singular simple present decocts, present participle decocting, simple past and past participle decocted)

  1. (cooking) To make an infusion
  2. (cooking) To reduce, or concentrate by boiling down

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