excoct

transitive verb

-ed/-ing/-s

obsolete

: to obtain, refine, or drive off by heat

excoction noun

plural -s

obsolete

Word History

Etymology

Latin excoctus, past participle of excoquere, from ex- ex- entry 1 + coquere to cook, boil, melt

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