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decoquo

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From dē- +‎ coquō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Italian: decuocere
  • English: decoct

References

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  • 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.