verb
Meaning 1
To make an infusion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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Standard Lemma guide
decoct
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Pronunciation
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UK: /dɪˈkɒkt/
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General-American: /dəˈkɑkt/
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rhymes with -ɒkt
verb
Meaning 2
To reduce, or concentrate by boiling down.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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verb
Meaning 3
To heat as if by boiling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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verb
Meaning 4
To reduce or diminish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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verb
Meaning 5
To digest in the stomach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 6
To devise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 7
steep in hot water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: steep, infuse
verb
Meaning 8
be cooked until very little liquid is left
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The sauce should reduce to one cup
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: boil down, reduce, concentrate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
verb
Meaning 9
extract the essence of something by boiling it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: boil
History
Etymology
From Latin dēcoquō (“to boil down”), from dē- + coquō (“to cook”).