DECOCTED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

decocted

verb

past tense of decoct

as in distilled

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Almost everything on the menu grows, swims, or gets distilled within a few kilometers of the kitchen.

— Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
In this case, the whiskey was distilled from January to June of 2015, and aged for a full 11 years in new American oak barrels.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026

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This gas will then be purified and concentrated, ready for export to local gas networks as what is termed renewable natural gas (RNG).

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
And here, the researchers simply purified the translation machinery and supplied it to the SpudCells.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

Definition of purified

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That tariff rate was later reduced to 15% when the two sides agreed on a trade deal, but uncertainty remains about the stability of that agreement and how imports of certain European goods, such as steel, will be taxed by Washington.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Traffic on the critical waterway, through which one-fifth of global crude oil typically flows, has reduced to a trickle since the war started in February.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of reduced

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Prologis said the numbers were refined as key details were worked out.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Hybrid tech has been around for decades, and some automakers have refined their hybrid nameplates over the years, mastering the balance between affordability and efficiency for consumers.

— Charles Singh, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

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Xi has purged or expelled most of the seven-member Central Military Commission, leaving just him and one other member.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Even when Putin purged Russia’s defense ministry for corruption, including much of Shoigu’s own personal network, Putin transferred Shoigu to a weighty role in the Security Council rather than disempower him.

— Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of purged

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Legacy databases are notoriously fragmented, proprietary data is rarely cleaned or standardized, and cybersecurity protocols surrounding corporate intellectual property remain a massive liability.

— Ivan Illan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The coffin was covered with mud, and, before bringing it inside his house, Luwi cleaned it off with a bucket of water and a sponge.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of cleaned

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However, the department has not clarified the scope, and has not confirmed whether legitimate PSLF credit has been rescinded for some borrowers and, if so, whether it will be restored.

— Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Elci clarified that was a nod to his father’s work ethic, not a disregard for his passing.

— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of clarified

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What lies before us is not a world cleansed of fraud, but a world in which the speed of both deception and defense keeps rising, so that the responsibility shared between institutions and individuals grows more important.

— Dennis-Kenji Kipker, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
The Beneš Decrees that ethnically cleansed tens of thousands of Hungarians from southern Slovakia after the war are still affecting contemporary Slovak-Hungarian relations today.

— Brett R. Chloupek, The Conversation, 15 July 2026

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