| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Decoct.[Websters]. | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Seldom used past tense conjugation of the verb decoct.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (decoct) | 1. Extract the essence of something by boiling it.[Wordnet]. 2. Steep in hot water.[Wordnet]. 3. Be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup".[Wordnet]. 4. To prepare by boiling; to digest in hot or boiling water; to extract the strength or flavor of by boiling; to make an infusion of.[Websters]. 5. To prepare by the heat of the stomach for assimilation; to digest; to concoct.[Websters]. 6. To warm, strengthen, or invigorate, as if by boiling.[Websters]. 7. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: decocting, decocted, decocts, decoctor, decoctors, decoctingly and decoctedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DECOCTED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
