decoct
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Old French, from Latin decoquō (“I boil down”), from de- + coquō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
decoct (third-person singular simple present decocts, present participle decocting, simple past and past participle decocted)
- (cooking) To make an infusion
- (cooking) To reduce, or concentrate by boiling down
