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decoct

/dɪˈkɒkt/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To make an infusion.
  2. To reduce, or concentrate by boiling down.
  3. To heat as if by boiling.
  4. To reduce or diminish.
  5. To digest in the stomach.
  6. To devise.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

boil down(English)reduce(English)concentrate(English)concoct(English)confect(English)co-infuse(English)decoupage(English)confit(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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