decoct

Meaning

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

Synonyms

boil

reduce

concentrate

boil down

infuse

distil

effervesce

enlighten

malt

seethe

steep

extract by broiling

prepare an infusion of

boil away

channel

concoct

cook

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Translations

βράζω

خضع

سحق

تجمع

حشد

قلل

تركز

نقص

اختزل

تجبر

دق

ركز

سكت

قلص

أضعف

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈkɒkt/

Etymology

From Latin decoquō (“I boil down”), from de- + coquō (“I cook”).