Decoct vs. Concoct

Decoct vs. Concoct — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Decoct and Concoct

Decoctverb

(cooking) To make an infusion.

Concoctverb

To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.

to concoct a potionto concoct a new dish

Decoctverb

(cooking) To reduce, or concentrate by boiling down.

Concoctverb

(figurative) To contrive something using skill or ingenuity.

to concoct a cunning plan

Decoctverb

(figurative) To heat as if by boiling.

Concoctverb

(obsolete) To digest.

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Decoctverb

(figurative) To reduce or diminish.

Concoctverb

make a concoction (of) by mixing

Decoctverb

To digest in the stomach.

Concoctverb

prepare or cook by mixing ingredients;

concoct a strange mixture

Decoctverb

(transitive) To devise.

Concoctverb

of charges

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Decoctverb

extract the essence of something by boiling it

Concoctverb

devise or invent;

He thought up a plan to get rich quicklyno-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software

Decoctverb

be cooked until very little liquid is left;

The sauce should reduce to one cup

Decoctverb

steep in hot water