to concoct
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6.3
- verb
- /kənˈkɑkt/
:
preparar
- He's concocting another potion now, pouring an acidic-looking liquid from one container to another.
- concocted a potion
- concocted this recipe
- concocted a drink
Examples
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Sema Al-Douri, a teacher at the Islamic School of Columbia, concocts soup from scratch when her kids are feeling under the weather.
Blog text (23) -
"I'm in love with her," Shelley says, pouring another gin and instant lemonade, the drink she has concocted from what was available at the cottage, into the aluminum tumbler, which was what was available to drink out of.
Fiction book (1992) -
Are you planning to concoct a potion for someone to drink?
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Marshalls has concocted an incredible spa for us.
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To show Claire his gratitude, he'd written love letters to her and concocted dishes for their breakfast in bed.
Fiction book (1991) -
Though he's gone now, I'll always remember him in his lab concocting the perfect lipstick.
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And over the years I've concocted a pretty killer lactose-free mac 'n' cheese.
Blog text (19) -
Before the conflict began, James Vernor, a Detroit pharmacist, had concocted a new drink.
Blog text (16) -
Using absinthe and other Prohibition favorites, bartenders are devoted to concocting fresh versions of the spirits.
Blog text (18) -
For dinner, I will concoct a special soup using fresh vegetables and herbs.
Synonyms
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2.7
To mix two or more things into one
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1.0
To combine two or more things so they become one
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6.4
To combine ideas or materials to make something new
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3.3
Mix together so things join and are hard to tell apart
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3.2
Prepare a quick meal by mixing ingredients you have
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5.3
To mix things so they become one
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7.4
To mix different things into one
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4.0
To mix two or more things to make one thing
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5.6
Combine different things so they become one or hard to separate
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3.4
Mix a few ingredients quickly without much preparation
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7.7
Mix things together so their parts spread through each other
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8.8
To mix one substance with another so they become combined
Make something carefully and skillfully, often something elaborate
To mix different things together into one
Phrasal Verbs
How Elaborate
Surface Forms
Morphology
concoct = con + coct
Historically 'con-' + 'coct' (to cook/make together); the culinary meaning is conceptually close to 'cook/mix', but the root form 'coct' is not an accessible English base, so the morphological relation is not fully transparent to learners.
Etymology
Concoct comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and coquere 'to cook', so it originally meant 'to cook together'. That's why to concoct a meal or a drink is to mix different ingredients and 'cook up' a new dish.