decoct

tr.v., -coct·ed, -coct·ing, -cocts.

1. To extract the flavor of by boiling.
2. To make concentrated; boil down.

[Middle English decocten, to boil, from Latin dēcoquere, dēcoct-, to boil down or away : dē-, de- + coquere, to boil, to cook.]

decoction de·coc'tion n.

to boil down; hence, to figure out by deduction what the true meaning is of a statement, a symbol, or an oblique communication

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: extract the essence of something by boiling it

Meaning #2: be cooked until very little is left; as of sauces
  Synonyms: boil down, reduce, concentrate

Meaning #3: steep in hot water

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