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concoct

con·coct

UK/kənˈkɒkt/ US/kʰəŋˈkʰɒkt/ rare obsolete rare

verb

1.

make a concoction (of) by mixing

2.

prepare or cook by mixing ingredients

  • “concoct a strange mixture”
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3.

of charges

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4.

devise or invent

  • “He thought up a plan to get rich quickly”
  • “no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software”
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Origin

From Latin concoquō (“boil, prepare, digest”) (influenced by the participle concoctus), from con- (“together”) + coquō (“cook”).

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