单词 | confect |
释义 | confect[ verb kuhn-fekt; noun kon-fekt ] / verb kənˈfɛkt; noun ˈkɒn fɛkt / verb (used with object)to make up, compound, or prepare from ingredients or materials: to confect a herbal remedy for colds. to make into a preserve or confection. to construct, form, or make: to confect a dress from odds and ends of fabric. nouna preserved, candied, or other sweet confection. Origin of confect1350–1400; Middle English confecten<Latin confectus (past participle of conficere to produce, effect), equivalent to con-con- + -fec- (variant stem of -ficere, combining form of facere to make; see fact) + -tus past participle suffix OTHER WORDS FROM confectun·con·fect·ed, adjectiveWords nearby confectconf., confab, confabulate, confabulation, confarreation, confect, confection, confectionary, confectioner, confectioners' sugar, confectionery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for confect
British Dictionary definitions for confectconfect / (kənˈfɛkt) / verb (tr)to prepare by combining ingredients to make; construct Word Origin for confectC16: from Latin confectus prepared, from conficere to accomplish, from com- (intensive) + facere to make Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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