01 v. t. 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.
imp. & p. p.
Decocted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Decocting
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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.
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2.
To prepare by the heat of the stomach for assimilation; to digest; to concoct.
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3.
To warm, strengthen, or invigorate, as if by boiling.[R.]