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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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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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