Associations to the word «Decoct»

Wiktionary

DECOCT, verb. (cooking) To make an infusion
DECOCT, verb. (cooking) To reduce, or concentrate by boiling down

Dictionary definition

DECOCT, verb. Extract the essence of something by boiling it.
DECOCT, verb. Be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup".
DECOCT, verb. Steep in hot water.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin