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concocts

concocts is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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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Questions about concocts

What is concocts the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Concocts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of concoct.

Words near concocts in the dictionary

  1. concoction
  2. concoctions
  3. concoctive
  4. concoctor
  5. concoctors
  6. concocts
  7. concolic
  8. concolonial
  9. concolor
  10. concolorate
  11. concolorous

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