to extract the essence, flavor, etc. of by boiling
Origin of decoct
Middle English decocten from past participle of Classical Latin decoquere, to boil down from de-, down + coquere, cookdecoct
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decoct
transitive verb
de·coct·ed, de·coct·ing, de·cocts- To extract the flavor of by boiling.
- To make concentrated; boil down.
Origin of decoct
Middle English decocten to boil from Latin dēcoquere dēcoct- to boil down or away dē- de- coquere to boil, to cook ; see pekw- in Indo-European roots.Related Forms:
- de·coc′tion
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present decocts, present participle decocting, simple past and past participle decocted)
Origin
Old French, from Latin decoquō (“I boil down”), from de- + coquō.
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