Definitions for: Decoct

[v] steep in hot water
[v] be cooked until very little is left; as of sauces; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"
[v] extract the essence of something by boiling it

Webster (1913) Definition: De*coct", v. 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.

Synonyms: boil down, concentrate, reduce

See Also: boil, decrease, diminish, fall, infuse, lessen, steep

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