Concoct

Quick meaning: Concoct is a verb meaning To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.

Meaning

To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.

More Meanings

1. (figurative) To contrive something using skill or ingenuity.
2. (obsolete) To digest.
3. (rare, nonstandard) A concoction.
4. (obsolete) Digested or affected by heat.

Example Sentences

to concoct a potion

to concoct a new dish

to concoct a cunning plan

The twelve include Jill (she used to be a chicken-and-potatoes girl, but now she's willing to try whatever I concoct), […]

Word Forms

• concocts
• concocting
• concocted

Synonyms for concoct

Depending on context, synonyms include prepare, mix, contrive, plot, scheme, ferment.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cook up, hatch, brew, confect, mix up, mingle.

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