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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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.
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2. To prepare by the heat of the stomach for assimilation; to
digest; to concoct.
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3. To warm, strengthen, or invigorate, as if by boiling. [R.]
``Decoct their cold blood.'' --Shak.
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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 English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
decocting
vb.
(present participle of en decoct nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
decocting
vb.
(present participle of en decoct nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
decocting
vb.
(present participle of en decoct nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
decocting
vb.
(present participle of en decoct nocat=1)
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