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decoct

[ dih-kokt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

decoct

/ dɪˈkɒkt /

to extract (the essence or active principle) from (a medicinal or similar substance) by boiling

Origin of decoct¹

1375–1425; late Middle English decocten < Latin dēcoctus boiled down; decoction

Origin of decoct¹

C15: see decoction

On the 2d of June, being still rather weak, he was ordered decoct.

Can sodden water—barley-broth—decoct their cold blood to such valiant heat?

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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