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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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To prepare by the heat of the stomach for assimilation; to
        digest; to concoct.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To warm, strengthen, or invigorate, as if by boiling. [R.]
        ``Decoct their cold blood.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

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) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  decoct
       v 1: extract the essence of something by boiling it
       2: be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce
          should reduce to one cup" [syn: boil down, reduce, concentrate]
       3: steep in hot water

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  decoct
     vb.
     1 (lb en cooking) To make an infusion.
     2 (lb en cooking) To reduce, or concentrate by boil down.
     3 (lb en figurative) To heat as if by boiling.
     4 (lb en figurative) To reduce or diminish.
     5 To digest in the stomach.
     6 (lb en transitive) To devise. <!--Chambers 1908-->

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  decoct
     vb.
     1 (lb en cooking) To make an infusion.
     2 (lb en cooking) To reduce, or concentrate by boil down.
     3 (lb en figurative) To heat as if by boiling.
     4 (lb en figurative) To reduce or diminish.
     5 To digest in the stomach.
     6 (lb en transitive) To devise. <!--Chambers 1908-->

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  decoct
     vb.
     1 (lb en cooking) To make an infusion.
     2 (lb en cooking) To reduce, or concentrate by boil down.
     3 (lb en figurative) To heat as if by boiling.
     4 (lb en figurative) To reduce or diminish.
     5 To digest in the stomach.
     6 (lb en transitive) To devise. <!--Chambers 1908-->

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  decoct
     vb.
     1 (lb en cooking) To make an infusion.
     2 (lb en cooking) To reduce, or concentrate by boil down.
     3 (lb en figurative) To heat as if by boiling.
     4 (lb en figurative) To reduce or diminish.
     5 To digest in the stomach.
     6 (lb en transitive) To devise. <!--Chambers 1908-->

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  decoct /dɪkˈɒkt/ 
  odvar

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  decoct /dɪkˈɒkt/ 
  svařit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  decoct /dɪkˈɒkt/ 
  vyvařit

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  decoct /dɪkˈɒkt/
  1. kaynatarak özünü elde etmek. decoction  kaynatma
  2. bir şeyi kaynatarak elde edilen öz.

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 熬,煎;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 熬,煎

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