decoct

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It is singular, with such preciseness, that no distinct directions are given whether to infuse, decoct, distil, or what other way; but my advice is to distil I will do it," said Septimius, "and not a direction shall be neglected I shall be curious to know the result," said Doctor Portsoaken, "and am glad to see the zeal with which you enter into the matter.

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  1. transitive verb To extract the flavor of by boiling.
  2. transitive verb To make concentrated; boil down.

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  1. 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.

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  1. from Middle English decocten, from Latin decoctus, past participle of decoquere, boil down, from de, down, + coquere, cook: see cook.
  2. Middle English, from Latin decoctus, past participle: see the verb.
 

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/dəˈkɑkt/
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