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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 51Թ Forms
- Dz·dzİ Dz·dztǰ noun
- Dz·dzt adjective
- ɱ-Dz·dzĻ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of concoct1
Example Sentences
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.
Williams, having supposedly brought disgrace on Harlequins by independently concocting the blood capsule plan, sought advice from the Rugby Players' Association.
A caravan found packed with explosives in outer Sydney earlier this year was part of a "fabricated terrorism plot" concocted by criminals, Australian police have said.
Need someone to take the first steps on Niflheim to inhale the planet’s toxic air so the lab can concoct a vaccine?
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