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decoct
de·coct D0077100 (dĭ-kŏkt′)tr.v. de·coct·ed, de·coct·ing, de·cocts 1. To extract the flavor of by boiling.2. To make concentrated; boil down.
[Middle English decocten, to boil, from Latin dēcoquere, dēcoct-, to boil down or away : dē-, de- + coquere, to boil, to cook; see pekw- in Indo-European roots.]
de·coc′tion n.decoct (dɪˈkɒkt) vb (Pharmacology) to extract (the essence or active principle) from (a medicinal or similar substance) by boiling[C15: see decoction]de•coct (dɪˈkɒkt)
v.t. to extract the flavor or essence of by boiling. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin dēcoctus, past participle of dēcoquere to boil down] decoct
Past participle: decocted
Gerund: decocting
| Present |
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| I decoct | | you decoct | | he/she/it decocts | | we decoct | | you decoct | | they decoct |
| Preterite |
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| I decocted | | you decocted | | he/she/it decocted | | we decocted | | you decocted | | they decocted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am decocting | | you are decocting | | he/she/it is decocting | | we are decocting | | you are decocting | | they are decocting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have decocted | | you have decocted | | he/she/it has decocted | | we have decocted | | you have decocted | | they have decocted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was decocting | | you were decocting | | he/she/it was decocting | | we were decocting | | you were decocting | | they were decocting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had decocted | | you had decocted | | he/she/it had decocted | | we had decocted | | you had decocted | | they had decocted |
| Future |
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| I will decoct | | you will decoct | | he/she/it will decoct | | we will decoct | | you will decoct | | they will decoct |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have decocted | | you will have decocted | | he/she/it will have decocted | | we will have decocted | | you will have decocted | | they will have decocted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be decocting | | you will be decocting | | he/she/it will be decocting | | we will be decocting | | you will be decocting | | they will be decocting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been decocting | | you have been decocting | | he/she/it has been decocting | | we have been decocting | | you have been decocting | | they have been decocting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been decocting | | you will have been decocting | | he/she/it will have been decocting | | we will have been decocting | | you will have been decocting | | they will have been decocting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been decocting | | you had been decocting | | he/she/it had been decocting | | we had been decocting | | you had been decocting | | they had been decocting |
| Conditional |
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| I would decoct | | you would decoct | | he/she/it would decoct | | we would decoct | | you would decoct | | they would decoct |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have decocted | | you would have decocted | | he/she/it would have decocted | | we would have decocted | | you would have decocted | | they would have decocted |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | decoct - extract the essence of something by boiling itboil - bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point; "boil this liquid until it evaporates" | | 2. | decoct - be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"boil down, concentrate, reducecookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | | 3. | decoct - steep in hot watersteep, infuse - let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol" |
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Synonyms for decoctverb extract the essence of something by boiling itRelated Wordsverb be cooked until very little liquid is leftSynonyms- boil down
- concentrate
- reduce
Related Words- cookery
- cooking
- preparation
- decrease
- diminish
- lessen
- fall
verb steep in hot waterRelated Words |