concocts
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Collins Definition
Verb
concocts, 3rd person singular present; concocted, past participle; concocting, present participle; concocted, past tense;
/kənˈkäkt/,
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concocts, 3rd person singular present; concocted, past participle; concocting, present participle; concocted, past tense;
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Make (a dish or meal) by combining various ingredients
- - they concoct relish from corn that is so naturally sweet no extra sugar is needed
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Create or devise (said esp. of a story or plan)
- - they concocted a preposterous but entertaining story
Web Definitions:
- (concoct) make a concoction (of) by mixing
- (concoct) trump up: invent; "trump up charges"
- (concoct) think up: devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"
- A concoction is, strictly speaking, a combination of various ingredients, usually herbs, spices, condiments, powdery substances or minerals, mixed up together, minced, dissolved or macerated into a liquid so as they can be ingested or drunk. ...
- (concoct) to prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking; to contrive something using skill or ingenuity