abkochen

German

Etymology

    From ab- (“off”) +‎ kochen (“to cook, boil”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈapˌkɔχən/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Verb

    abkochen (weak, third-person singular present kocht ab, past tense kochte ab, past participle abgekocht, auxiliary haben)

    1. (transitive) to boil down, boil off (boil a liquid in order to reduce it, especially to condense a broth)
    2. (intransitive, of a liquid) to be so removed or condensed
    3. (intransitive, martial arts) to reduce weight quickly before a fight
    4. (transitive) to boil a liquid shortly in order to sanitise it
    5. (transitive, figurative) to stultify, thwart, beat, demoralise (especially through cleverness)

    Conjugation

    Further reading

    • “abkochen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
    • “abkochen” in Duden online