decoct

• Verbo poco usado que significa extraer la esencia o los principios activos de una sustancia hirviéndola o calentándola, o preparar un cocimiento o decocción.

An obsolete verb meaning to extract the essence or active principles from a substance by boiling or heating, or to prepare a decoction.

1. Extract by boilingC2formalculinary

   To extract the essence or active principles from a substance by boiling it in water.

   Extraer por ebullición

   • The herbalist decocted the roots to make a medicinal tea.
   • To decoct the bark, you must simmer it for at least an hour.
   • The recipe instructs you to decoct the spices in water for thirty minutes.

   Sinónimosboilboil downbrewextractsimmer

2. Boil downC2formalculinary

   To cook something until very little liquid remains, concentrating the flavor or substance.

   Reducir hirviendo

   • The chef decocted the sauce until it became a thick glaze.
   • You should decoct the broth to intensify its flavor.
   • The mixture was decocted over low heat until it reduced by half.

   Sinónimosboil downconcentratecondensereduce

3. Steep in hot waterC2formalculinary

   To soak or steep something in hot water to extract its properties.

   Decoctar

   • She decocted the tea leaves in boiling water for five minutes.
   • The instructions say to decoct the herbs in hot water, not cold.
   • He decocted the dried flowers to create a fragrant infusion.

   Sinónimosbrewinfusemaceratesoaksteep