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Decoct

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reduceverb(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
concentrateverb(intransitive) To focus one's thought or attention (on).
boil downverb(transitive) To reduce (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).

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boil downverb(transitive) To reduce (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).
reduceverb(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
concentrateverb(intransitive) To focus one's thought or attention (on).
concoctverbTo prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
confectnoun(obsolete) A rich, sweet, food item made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts; a confection, comfit.
co-infuseverbAlternative form of coinfuse. [(transitive) To infuse along with another material.]
decoupagenounAn art technique in which paper cutouts (either from magazines etc or specially made) are glued onto the surface of an object and sometimes painted or decorated
confitnounAny of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation.
nappenoun(cooking) The ability of a sauce or other relatively thick liquid to coat food, the back of a spoon, etc.
superinfuseverbTo infuse over.
dip-coatverbTo immerse in liquid in order to apply a dipcoat.
tincturenoun(pharmacy) A medicine consisting of one or more substances dissolved in ethanol or some other solvent.
insteepverb(transitive) To steep or soak; drench.
dowdynounA plain or shabby person.
drizzlenounLight rain.
masknounA cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
double boilverb(transitive) To cook (food) in a double boiler.
indrenchverb(transitive, obsolete) To sink or immerse; to steep.
comfitnounA confection consisting of a nut, seed or fruit coated with sugar.
collodionizeverb(transitive) To prepare or treat with collodion.

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