decoct verb trans. [dɪ'kɒkt] Pa. pple -ed, (earlier) decoct. LME.
[Latin decoct- pa. ppl stem of decoquere boil down, from de- DE- 1 + coquere COOK verb.]
1. Prepare (food) by boiling, cook; heat up as in cooking. LME-M17.

2. Mature or prepare (a mineral, metal) by heat (according to old notions). L15-M17.

3. Boil in water etc. so as to concentrate or to extract the essence of; prepare a decoction of. M16.

4. Boil down, concentrate; fig. consume. M16-L17.

5. Digest in the stomach. M16-E17.

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