Look up: decoct

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   decoct
   [v] - extract the essence of something by boiling it 2. [v] - steep in hot water
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   Decoct
   De·coct' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Decocted ; present participle & verbal noun Decocting .] [ Latin decoctus , past participle 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 ext ...
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   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. 'Decoct their cold blood.' ... Origin: L. Decoctus, p. P. Of decoquere t ...
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   decoct
   verb extract the essence of something by boiling it
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   Decoct
   • (v. t.) To warm, strengthen, or invigorate, as if by boiling. • (v. t.) To prepare by the heat of the stomach for assimilation; to digest; to concoct. • (v. t.) 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.
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   decoct
   decoct 1. To extract the flavor of by boiling. 2. To make concentrated; to boil down. 3. To extract the essence or active ingredient from a substance by boiling it. 4. Etymology: from Middle English decocten, 'to boil', from Latin decoquere, decoct-, 'to boil down' or 'to boil away'; from de-, 'down, away' + coquere, 'to boil, to cook'.
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