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con·coct
\kənˈkäkt, (ˈ)kän|k-\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin concoctus, past participle of concoquere to boil together, digest, mature, from com- + coquere to cook — more at cook
1. obsolete : to convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition : digest
2. obsolete : to prepare, perfect, or refine chemically by the action of heat
3. archaic : mature
< concoct fruits >
: ripen
< concoct a boil >
4.
a. : to prepare from crude materials (as food) : invent or prepare by combining different ingredients
< cleverly concocting delicacies to tempt a flagging appetite >
b. : to put together : compose, devise, fabricate — usually used disparagingly of the agent, the product, or both
< continued to concoct and publicize their unsavory views >
< they concocted an alibi for the missing man >
Synonyms: see contrive |