decoct Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb extract the essence of something by boiling it
  2. verb be cooked until very little liquid is left
    reduce; concentrate; boil down.
    • The sauce should reduce to one cup
  3. verb steep in hot water

WordNet

De*coct" transitive verb
Etymology
L. decoctus, p. p. of decoquere to boil down; de- + coquere to cook, boil. See Cook to decoct.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Decocted; present participle & verbal noun Decocting
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913