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concoct

[ kon-kokt, kuhn- ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to prepare or make by combining ingredients, especially in cooking:

    We concocted a meal from leftovers since no one had time to stop at the store.

  2. to devise; make up; contrive:

    He'll have to concoct an excuse for his absence if he wants to keep the job.

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concoct

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verb

  1. to make by combining different ingredients
  2. to invent; make up; contrive
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ³¦´Ç²Ôˈ³¦´Ç³¦³Ù¾±±¹±ð, adjective
  • ³¦´Ç²Ôˈ³¦´Ç³¦³Ù±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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  • ³¦´Ç²Ô·³¦´Ç³¦î€ƒt¾±±¹±ð adjective
  • ·É±ð±ô±ô-³¦´Ç²Ô·³¦´Ç³¦³ÙĻå adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of concoct1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin concoctus (past participle of concoquere “to cook togetherâ€), equivalent to con- con- + coc-, variant stem of coquere “to boil, cook 1 †from Greek ±èé±è³Ù±ð¾±²Ô; pepsin, peptic ) + -tus past participle ending
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of concoct1

C16: from Latin concoctus cooked together, from concoquere, from coquere to cook
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At every entertainment-related business in Hollywood, there are eager, young and ultimately more talented writers who could concoct a more cogent narrative than the White House staff has produced.

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She not only racks up the big numbers, she makes everyone around her better, the Trojans connecting on several wide-open shots Monday night in plays concocted by the double-teamed Watkins.

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Williams, having supposedly brought disgrace on Harlequins by independently concocting the blood capsule plan, sought advice from the Rugby Players' Association.

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A caravan found packed with explosives in outer Sydney earlier this year was part of a "fabricated terrorism plot" concocted by criminals, Australian police have said.

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