English Dictionary
Definition of “concoct”
concoct (kənˈkɒkt
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Definitions
verb (tr)
- to make by combining different ingredients
- to invent; make up; contrive
Alternative Forms
conˈcocter conˈcoctor noun conˈcoctive adjective Word Origin
C16: from Latin concoctus cooked together, from concoquere, from coquere to cook
Synonyms
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make up,
design,
prepare,
manufacture,
plot,
invent,
devise,
brew,
hatch,
formulate,
contrive,
fabricate,
think up,
cook up,
trump up,
project,
Usage examples
I think I'll go back to my hotel and try and concoct something of the kind you've mentioned.
Barnard, Robert, Political Suicide (1986)The vividness of dreams alone shows that the brain has what it takes to concoct them.
New Scientist (1998)But shockingly, in addition to this it gave a detailed recipe to concoct an explosive to be used in a detonator.
Toronto Sun (2003)It was information that only a relative could know - or concoct.
Independent (1999)All round, it was an excellent story for a man of the cloth to concoct.
Francis Pryor, BRITAIN BC: Life In Britain and Ireland before the Romans (2003)
