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DECOCT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Be cooked until very little liquid is left

Example:

The sauce should reduce to one cup

Synonyms:

boil down; concentrate; decoct; reduce

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

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

Sense 3

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

Derivation:

decoction ((pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling)

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