What does "decoct" mean?
Decoct: To prepare by the heat of the stomach for assimilation; to digest; to concoct.
Additional senses
- 2.To warm, strengthen, or invigorate, as if by boiling. [R.] "Decoct their cold blood." Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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