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- DictionaryCon·coct/kənˈkäk(t)/
verb
- 1. make (a dish or meal) by combining various ingredients: "they concoct relish from corn that is so naturally sweet no extra sugar is needed"
The meaning of CONCOCT is to prepare by combining raw materials. How to use concoct in a sentence.
to make something, usually food, by adding several different parts together, often in a way that is original or not planned: He concocted the most amazing dish from all sorts of leftover food. to invent an excuse, explanation, or story in order to deceive someone: He concocted a story about working late at the office.
Concoct definition: to prepare or make by combining ingredients, especially in cooking. See examples of CONCOCT used in a sentence.
When you concoct something, you mix up different ingredients. If you want to become a mad scientist or a wizard, you'll have to learn how to concoct strange potions.
1. to prepare or make by combining ingredients: to concoct a meal from leftovers. 2. to devise; contrive: to concoct an excuse. [1525–35; < Latin concoctus, past participle of concoquere to cook down, digest] con•coc′tive, adj.
If you concoct an excuse or explanation, you invent one that is not true. Mr Ferguson said the prisoner concocted the story to get a lighter sentence. [VERB noun] If you concoct something, especially something unusual, you make it by mixing several things together.
concoct something to make something, especially food or drink, by mixing different things. The soup was concocted from up to a dozen different kinds of fish.
To devise, invent, or plan. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To contrive something using skill or ingenuity. Wiktionary. Synonyms: cook up. trump-up. hatch. dream up. think of. think up. vamp. plot. plan. perfect. excogitate. create. brew. compose. prepare. Origin of Concoct.
Definition of concoct verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The meaning of CONCOCTION is something (such as a food or drink) that is concocted from various elements : something prepared or devised by combining different ingredients. How to use concoction in a sentence.
