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decoct
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[dɪˈkɒkt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- extract the essence from (something) by heating or boiling it
(e.g: young red oaken leaves decocted in wine make an excellent gargle for a sore mouth)
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Origin
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late Middle English (in the sense ‘cook, heat up’): from Latin decoct- ‘boiled down’, from the verb decoquere, from de- ‘down’ + coquere ‘cook’
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