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recoct

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To boil or cook again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

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verb

Meaning 2

To make over; to revamp or reconstruct.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, obsolete, transitive

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History

Etymology

From Latin recoctus, past participle of recoquere (“to cook or boil over again”). See re- and cook.