tr.v., -coct·ed, -coct·ing, -cocts.
- To extract the flavor of by boiling.
- 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.




