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concoct
[ kon-kokt, kuhn- ]
verb (used with object)
- to prepare or make by combining ingredients, especially in cooking:
We concocted a meal from leftovers since no one had time to stop at the store.
- to devise; make up; contrive:
He'll have to concoct an excuse for his absence if he wants to keep the job.
Synonyms: , ,
concoct
/ əˈɒ /
verb
- to make by combining different ingredients
- to invent; make up; contrive
Derived Forms
- Dzˈdzپ, adjective
- Dzˈdzٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- Dz·dzİ Dz·dztǰ noun
- Dz·dzt adjective
- ɱ-Dz·dzĻ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of concoct1
Example Sentences
In “Bel Canto,” Patchett concocts an almost fantastical scenario: would happen if in the course of a months-long hostage crisis, the militants and civilians broke bread and sought comfort in each other?
The two had concocted a nonsense theory, with absolutely no supporting evidence, that autism was caused by mercury in vaccines and precocious puberty.
After all, they concocted a rich and deeply affecting songbook that never fails to rouse my inspiration and, truly, to heighten the experience of simply being alive.
At every entertainment-related business in Hollywood, there are eager, young and ultimately more talented writers who could concoct a more cogent narrative than the White House staff has produced.
She not only racks up the big numbers, she makes everyone around her better, the Trojans connecting on several wide-open shots Monday night in plays concocted by the double-teamed Watkins.
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