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deconcoct

verb
/diːkənˈkɒkt/UK

Etymology

From de- + concoct.

  1. derived from concoquō
  2. borrowed from concoctus
  3. prefixed as deconcoct — “de + concoct”

Definitions

  1. To decompose or break down.

    • these Benedictines have had their crudities deconcocted, and have been drawn out into more slender threads of sub - divisions
    • Deconcocted and mixed with certain other barks, sass was used in ritual ordeals to test, punish, or absolve those accused of witchcraft.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA