concoct
verb (used with object)
to prepare or make by combining ingredients, especially in cooking.
has concocted
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present perfectof concoct (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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We’re continually happy to discover all the menacing delights that production designer Jordan Ferrer has concocted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
Inspired by Mike Brett and Steve Jamison’s 2014 documentary of the same name, the New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi has concocted something so indolent, offensive and comedically barren that the only deserved response is bafflement.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
Tay insisted that this is all a persona that she has concocted and that she actively participates and enjoys the lifestyle even though it seems her responses are a bit shaky or flustered.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2023
Your guest host, Abby McIntyre, has concocted questions on news topics ranging from politics to business, from culture to sports to science.
From Slate ● May 21, 2021
She has concocted this story as an excuse for her being abroad at this hour.
From The Boy Allies on the Firing Line Or, Twelve Days Battle Along the Marne by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes
