DECLI'VOUS, DECOCT', verb transitive [Latin to boil.] 1. To prepare by boiling; to digest in hot or boiling water. 2. To digest by the heat of the stomach; to prepare as food for nourishing the body. 3. To boil in water, for extracting the principles or virtues of a substance. 4. To boil up to a consistence; to invigorate.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI