concoction

con·coct

C0549000 (kən-kŏkt′)tr.v. con·coct·ed, con·coct·ing, con·cocts 1. To prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking.2. To devise, using skill and intelligence; contrive: concoct a plan.

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[Latin concoquere, concoct-, to boil together : com-, com- + coquere, to cook; see pek^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·coct′er, con·coc′tor n.con·coc′tion n.con·coc′tive adj.

concoction

(kənˈkɒkʃən) n1. the act or process of concocting2. something concocted3. an untruth; lie

con•coc•tion

(kɒnˈkɒk ʃən, kən-)

n. 1. the act or process of concocting. 2. something concocted; mixture. [1525–35; < Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	concoction - any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"intermixture, mixturefood product, foodstuff - a substance that can be used or prepared for use as foodmincemeat - spiced mixture of chopped raisins and apples and other ingredients with or without meatstuffing, dressing - a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetablesroux - a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for saucesbatter - a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cookingdough - a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or rollmix, premix - a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredientsfilling - a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.
	2.	concoction - an occurrence of an unusual mixture; "it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction"mix, mixture - an event that combines things in a mixture; "a gradual mixture of cultures"
	3.	concoction - the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose; "his testimony was a concoction"; "she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories"invention, excogitation, innovation, conception, design - the creation of something in the mind
	4.	concoction - the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of componentsconfectioncreating from raw materials - the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it

concoction

noun mixture, preparation, compound, brew, combination, creation, blend This concoction helps to control skin blemishes.

Translations

编造调制

concoct

(kənˈkokt) , ((American) kon-) verb to put together, make up or invent. I've concocted a new drink for you to try; The child concocted a story about having been attacked. 調配，捏造 调制，编造 conˈcoction (-ʃən) noun 調配，捏造 调制，编造