concoct.
To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
Meaning & usage
To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
to concoct a potion
to concoct a new dish
To contrive something using skill or ingenuity.
to concoct a cunning plan
To digest.
Where this word comes from
From Latin concoquō (“boil, prepare, digest”) (influenced by the participle concoctus), from con- (“together”) + coquō (“cook”).
A concoction.
Where this word comes from
From Latin concoquō (“boil, prepare, digest”) (influenced by the participle concoctus), from con- (“together”) + coquō (“cook”).
Digested or affected by heat.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin concoctus, perfect passive participle of Latin concoquō (compare Etymology 1).
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