Synonyms

decoct

American

[dih-kokt] / dɪˈkɒkt /

verb (used with object)

to extract the flavor or essence of by boiling.

decoct British

/ dɪˈkɒkt /

verb

to extract (the essence or active principle) from (a medicinal or similar substance) by boiling

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Other Word Forms

undecocted adjective

Etymology

Origin of decoct

1375–1425; late Middle English decocten < Latin dēcoctus boiled down; decoction

Example Sentences

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I observe her decocting a medicine for a sick friend, and I ask her, “What medicine is that?”

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Fuller defines a proverb as "much matter decocted into a few words," and a very good definition it is.

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And then he proceeded with circumspection and dignity to demonstrate the process of decocting that mysterious beverage.

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In seven, injected ℥xi decoct. quercûs into the peritoneum.

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At first it seemed like that of an old-fashioned pot-pourri of lavender, verbena and basalt, such as our grandmothers decocted in their punch-bowls from dried rose-leaves to give their rooms a sweet odour.

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