confect

[ verb kuhn-fekt; noun kon-fekt ]

/ verb kənˈfɛkt; noun ˈkɒn fɛkt /

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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.

noun

a preserved, candied, or other sweet confection.

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Origin of confect

1350–1400; 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 confect

un·con·fect·ed, adjective

Words nearby confect

conf., confab, confabulate, confabulation, confarreation, confect, confection, confectionary, confectioner, confectioners' sugar, confectionery

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How to use confect in a sentence

That evening an emetic of ipecacoanha was given, and afterwards a draught, with vitriolic æther and confect.
An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses|William Withering

British Dictionary definitions for confect

confect

/ (kənˈfɛkt) /

verb (tr)

to prepare by combining ingredients

to make; construct

Word Origin for confect

C16: from Latin confectus prepared, from conficere to accomplish, from com- (intensive) + facere to make

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