decoct | ||
1. | [ verb ] (food) be cooked until very little is left; as of sauces | |
Synonyms: | reduce concentrate boil_down | |
Examples: | "The sauce should reduce to one cup" |
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Related terms: | decrease cooking concentrate | |
2. | [ verb ] extract the essence of something by boiling it | |
Related terms: | boil decoction | |
3. | [ verb ] steep in hot water | |
Related terms: | infuse steep | |
Similar spelling: |
decoction deject Decoste dejected De_Costa dejection De_Castro |