decoct

dɪˈkɑkt

Definition

Definition of decoct - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

boiling process

TECH.

extract essence by boiling

TECH.

She decocted the herbs to make a medicinal tea..

boil down

extract

reduce liquid

TECH.

concentrate or reduce by boiling

TECH.

He decocted the sauce to enhance its flavors..

boil down

concentrate

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Origin of decoct

Latin, decoquere (to boil down)

Examples of decoct in a sentence

They decocted the mixture for hours to get the desired strength.
The chef decocted the broth for hours.
To make the syrup, you need to decoct the mixture.

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French:décocter, réduire, ...
German:abkochen, einkochen, ...
Italian:bollire per estrarre, ridurre, ...
Spanish:decoccionar, reducir, ...
Portuguese:ferver, concentrar, ...
Chinese:熬煮, 浓缩, ...
Japanese:煎じる, 煮詰める, ...
Arabic:غَلَّى, غَلَّى حتى يتركز, ...
Hebrew:לְהָרִתִּיחַ, לְהַפְחִית בְּהַרְתָּחָה, ...
Russian:вываривать, концентрировать, ...
Ukrainian:виварювати, випаровувати, ...
Hindi:उबालना, साँधना, ...
Bengali:সিদ্ধ করা, ঘন করা, ...
Catalan:bullir, reduir, ...
Czech:odvařit, redukovat, ...
Danish:koge, reducere, ...
Dutch:afkoken, inkoken, ...
Greek:βράζω, συμπυκνώνω, ...
Hungarian:kifőzni, besűríteni, ...
Khmer:ដាំយកជាតិ, ដាំឱ្យខាប់, ...
Korean:달이다, 졸이다, ...
Persian:جوشاندن, تغلیظ کردن, ...
Polish:odwarzać, zagęszczać, ...
Portuguese (BR):ferver, concentrar, ...
Romanian:a fierbe, a concentra, ...
Swedish:dekoktera, reducera, ...
Thai:ต้มเคี่ยว, เคี่ยวให้เข้มข้น, ...
Turkish:kaynatmak, koyulaştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:đun sôi, nấu cô đặc, ...

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