CONFECT Definition & Meaning

confect

[ verb kuhn-fekt; noun kon-fekt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

confect

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verb

to prepare by combining ingredients
to make; construct

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of confect¹

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

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of confect¹

C16: from Latin confectus prepared, from conficere to accomplish, from com- (intensive) + facere to make

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

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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.

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

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He added he had "no doubt that Rishi is compassionate" and accused opposition parties of whipping up "confected outrage" around the comments.

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He added he had "no doubt that Rishi is compassionate" and accused opposition powers of whipping up "confected outrage" around the comments.

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