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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Decoct \De*coct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decocted}; p. pr & vb n. {Decocting}.] [L. decoctus p. p. 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 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: decoct v 1: extract the essence of something by boiling it 2: be cooked until very little is left as of sauces; "The sauce should reduce to one cup" [syn: {boil down}, {reduce}, {concentrate}] 3: steep in hot water
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