concoct
/kənˈkɒkt/
concoct verb: to prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
Verb
concoct (third-person singular simple present concocts, present participle concocting, simple past and past participle concocted)
- 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
- On the other hand, the finest argument ever concocted, the concentrated wisdom drawn from men and books, will fail to charm, like the hilarity of a dance, or the splendour of a gala, the young, gay girl, whose spirits are exuberant, and whose heart is untouched by care, and who, a dozen years...1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXVI, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 34
- To digest.
- For the parts of an Embryo are nourished and encreased before it hath a Stomach to concoct any thing, and yet in a perfect Fœtus none can deny that the Stomach does concoct […]1703, Thomas Gibson, The Anatomy of Humane Bodies Epitomized, page 297
Noun
concoct (plural concocts)
- A concoction.
- I don't suppose these creatures are the concoct of your mind?" La Tour said. "If they're real, then Nature there is warped, no doubt by oppressive dampness and heat."2006, Wendel Messer, The Conquest of Canada: A Novel of Discovery, Gravenhurst, O.N.: Breller Books, →ISBN, page 27
Adjective
concoct (comparative more concoct, superlative most concoct)
concoct meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
concoct in Tamil
- தயார் செய், மூலச் சாமான்களைக் கலந்து உருவாக்கு, இட்டுக்கட்டு, உண்டுபடுத்து, புனை, இல்லாததைக் கட்டிக்கூறு
concoct in Urdu
- ہضم کرنا, منصوبہ بنانا, تیار کرنا, ترکیب گھڑنا
concoct in Bengali
- উদ্ভাবন করা
concoct in Malayalam
- ശമിപ്പിക്കുക, പാകപ്പെടുത്തുക, കൂട്ടിച്ചേർക്കുക, കെട്ടിച്ചമയ്ക്കുക, കൂട്ടിയോജിപ്പിക്കുക
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- concoct in Kannada
- ಹುಟ್ಟಿಸಿ ಹೇಳು, ಕತೆಕಟ್ಟು
Examples of concoct in a sentence
- Their only regret was, that Mademoiselle Carrara would taste none of the conserves and the pastry they were so busily concocting.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IX, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry...
- Pecan shells make good fuel, and they are used by leather tanners to concoct their foul-smelling compounds, and sometimes we mix them with charcoal in hand-soap to make a really good scrubbing agent2007, Cecilia Dart-Thornton, The Well of Tears: Book Two of The Crowthistle Chronicles, Tor Books, →ISBN:
- The twelve include Jill (she used to be a chicken-and-potatoes girl, but now she's willing to try whatever I concoct), […]2014, Lisa Howard, Healthier Gluten-Free, MA: Fair Winds Press, →ISBN, page 171:
- He had two beautiful daughters who fell in love with men he approved of and he wanted to give them the most lavish double wedding he could concoct.2005, Jean Ferris, Into the Wind: Part One, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 161:
Synonyms of concoct
Forms of concoct
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | concocts |
| present participle | concocting |
| past participle | concocted |
| past | concocted |
| Noun | |
| plural | concocts |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more concoct |
| superlative | most concoct |
Origin of concoct
From Latin concoquō (“boil, prepare, digest”) (influenced by the participle concoctus), from con- (“together”) + coquō (“cook”).
Borrowed from Latin concoctus, perfect passive participle of Latin concoquō (compare Etymology 1).
Words formed from concoct
Words that rhyme with concoct
Questions about concoct
- What does concoct mean?
- Concoct means to prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
- What is concoct in Tamil?
- Concoct in Tamil is தயார் செய், மூலச் சாமான்களைக் கலந்து உருவாக்கு, இட்டுக்கட்டு. See Concoct meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use concoct in a sentence?
- Their only regret was, that Mademoiselle Carrara would taste none of the conserves and the pastry they were so busily concocting.
- What part of speech is concoct?
- Concoct can be a verb, a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce concoct?
- Concoct is pronounced /kənˈkɒkt/.
- What is the past tense of concoct?
- The past tense of concoct is concocted.
Words near concoct in the dictionary
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