Decoct /(?)/

De·coct

Decoct

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Decocted; p. pr. & vb. n. Decocting

  1. 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.
  2. To prepare by the heat of the stomach for assimilation; to digest; to concoct.
  3. To warm, strengthen, or invigorate, as if by boiling. [R.]