Decoct vs. Concoct
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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 dishDecoctverb
(cooking) To reduce, or concentrate by boiling down.
Concoctverb
(figurative) To contrive something using skill or ingenuity.
to concoct a cunning planDecoctverb
(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 mixtureDecoctverb
(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 softwareDecoctverb
be cooked until very little liquid is left;
The sauce should reduce to one cupDecoctverb
steep in hot water
