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concocted

concocted is the simple past and past participle of concoct.

Meaning of concoct

Verb

concoct (third-person singular simple present concocts, present participle concocting, simple past and past participle concocted)

  1. To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
    • to concoct a potion
    Synonyms:
    prepare, mix
  2. (figuratively) To contrive something using skill or ingenuity.
    • to concoct a cunning plan
  3. (obsolete) 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

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Adjective

concocted (not comparable)

  1. invented, made up

Questions about concocted

What does concocted mean?
Concocted means invented, made up.
What is concocted the simple past and past participle of?
Concocted is the simple past and past participle of concoct.
What part of speech is concocted?
Concocted is an adjective.

Words near concocted in the dictionary

  1. conclusory
  2. concn.
  3. concns.
  4. concocal
  5. concoct
  6. concocted
  7. concocter
  8. concocters
  9. concocting
  10. concoction
  11. concoctions

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