DECOCT
Dictionary entry overview: What does decoct mean?
• DECOCT (verb)
The verb DECOCT has 3 senses:
1. extract the essence of something by boiling it
2. be cooked until very little liquid is left
3. steep in hot water
Familiarity information: DECOCT used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• DECOCT (verb)
Meaning:
Extract the essence of something by boiling it
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "decoct" is one way to...):
boil (bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Be cooked until very little liquid is left
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
boil down; decoct; concentrate; reduce
Context example:
The sauce should reduce to one cup
Hypernyms (to "decoct" is one way to...):
decrease; diminish; fall; lessen (decrease in size, extent, or range)
Domain category:
cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Steep in hot water
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "decoct" is one way to...):
infuse; steep (let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
