Decoct means to extract flavor by boiling or to make something concentrated by boiling it down.
Decoct means to extract flavor by boiling or to make something concentrated by boiling it down.
| Front | decoct \di-KOKT\ |
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| Back | verb tr. 1. To extract the flavor of by boiling. 2. To make concentrated; boil down. [Middle English decocten, to boil, from Latin decoquere, decoct-, to boil down or away : de- + coquere, to boil, to cook.] "Ning decocted the herbs, but the boy disliked the bitter liquid." - Ha Jin, New arrival. (short story), Chicago Review, 22 Sep 1995. |
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