decoct
Verb
Verb Forms: decocted, decocting, decocts
- To extract the flavor or essence of by boiling.
- extract the essence of something by boiling it
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- steep in hot water
- To make an infusion.
- To reduce, or concentrate by boiling down.
- To heat as if by boiling.
- To reduce or diminish.
- To digest in the stomach.
- To devise.
Examples
- He tried to DECOCT the best strategy from his limited letter tiles.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin decoquō (“I boil down”), from de- + coquō (“I cook”).
Synonyms
boil down, concentrate, reduce
Scrabble Score: 11
decoct: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddecoct: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
decoct: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
decoct: valid Words With Friends Word