de·coct (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: decoctedGerund: decoctingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I decoct you decoct he/she/it decocts we decoct you decoct they decoct
Preterite I decocted you decocted he/she/it decocted we decocted you decocted they decocted
Present Continuous I am decocting you are decocting he/she/it is decocting we are decocting you are decocting they are decocting
Present Perfect I have decocted you have decocted he/she/it has decocted we have decocted you have decocted they have decocted
Past Continuous I was decocting you were decocting he/she/it was decocting we were decocting you were decocting they were decocting
Past Perfect I had decocted you had decocted he/she/it had decocted we had decocted you had decocted they had decocted
Future I will decoct you will decoct he/she/it will decoct we will decoct you will decoct they will decoct
Future Perfect 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 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 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 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 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 I would decoct you would decoct he/she/it would decoct we would decoct you would decoct they would decoct
Past Conditional 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 Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. decoct - extract the essence of something by boiling it2. decoct - be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"cookery ,
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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