decoquo

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dē- +‎ coquō.

Pronunciation

Verb

dēcoquō (present infinitive dēcoquere, perfect active dēcoxī, supine dēcoctum); third conjugation

  1. to boil away or down; to boil (cook)
  2. to diminish, repress, consume, waste
  3. to concoct, fabricate, invent
  4. to become bankrupt

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: decuocere
  • English: decoct

References

  • decoquo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • decoquo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • decoquo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.