decoct
decoct · decocts · decocted · decocting
To make an infusionTo make an infusion.
UK/dɪˈkɒkt/US/dəˈkɑkt/
Meaning
6 sensesTo make an infusion.
To reduce, or concentrate by boiling down.
extract the essence of something by boiling it
(figuratively)To heat as if by boiling.
(figuratively)To reduce or diminish.
To digest in the stomach.
(transitive)To devise.
Origin
From Latin dēcoquō (“to boil down”), from dē- + coquō (“to cook”).From Latin dēcoquō (“to boil down”), from dē- + coquō (“to cook”).
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Forms
decocts, decocting, decocted, decoctedSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- be cooked until very little liquid is left:boil downreduceconcentrate
Word family
4 related wordsRelateddecoction
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle