confect

American  

[kuhn-fekt, kon-fekt] / kənˈfɛkt, ˈkɒn fɛkt /

verb (used with object)

1. to make up, compound, or prepare from ingredients or materials.

   to confect a herbal remedy for colds.

2. to make into a preserve or confection.

3. to construct, form, or make.

   to confect a dress from odds and ends of fabric.

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noun

1. a preserved, candied, or other sweet confection.

confect British  

/ kənˈfɛkt /

verb

1. to prepare by combining ingredients

2. to make; construct

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Other Word Forms

• unconfected adjective

Etymology

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; fact ) + -tus past participle suffix

Example Sentences

When a teenager named Alex dies of mysterious causes, part of the burden of mourning falls on Aviva, an upload virtually confected out of pain.

From Los Angeles Times

For once, this is a confected contest tasty enough to be worth watching.

From BBC

Players coming from disparate parts of the globe to form America’s opposition has often felt confected - Koreans and Japanese teaming up with South Africans, Australians and Canadians.

From BBC

Buying London "consists of phoney conversations, confected drama and lip filler", she said, describing the series as "superficially fun, but ultimately soulless and artificial".

From BBC

In this one, he basically stands around indulging a series of cosmic snit fits, laying waste to the digitally confected scenery and uttering tedious epigrams about time, recurrence and the apocalypse.

From Los Angeles Times