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concoct
[ kon-kokt, kuhn- ]
/ kɒnˈkɒkt, kən- /
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verb (used with object)
to prepare or make by combining ingredients, especially in cookery: to concoct a meal from leftovers.
to devise; make up; contrive: to concoct an excuse.
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Origin of concoct
OTHER WORDS FROM concoct
con·coct·er, con·coc·tor, nouncon·coc·tive, adjectivewell-con·coct·ed, adjectiveWords nearby concoct
conclination, conclude, conclusion, conclusive, conclusory, concoct, concoction, concomitance, concomitancy, concomitant, concomitantly
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British Dictionary definitions for concoct
concoct
/ (kənˈkɒkt) /
verb (tr)
to make by combining different ingredients
to invent; make up; contrive
Derived forms of concoct
concocter or concoctor, nounconcoctive, adjectiveWord Origin for concoct
C16: from Latin concoctus cooked together, from concoquere, from coquere to cook
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