concoct
31concoct — v 1. prepare, cook, cook up, make; compose, combine, mix, put together; get up, Inf. rustle up, muster up. 2. devise, contrive, cogitate, excogitate; think up, dream up, make up, conjure up. Inf. cook up; plot, compass, design, germinate; fashion …
32concoct — con·coct …
33concoct — [kənˈkɒkt] verb [T] 1) to invent a false explanation or false information 2) to produce something unusual by mixing things in a new way concoction [kənˈkɒkʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] …
34Concocted — Concoct Con*coct , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concocted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Concocting}.] [L. concoctus, p. p. of concoquere to cook together, to digest, mature; con + coquere to cook. See {Cook}.] 1. To digest; to convert into nourishment by the organs …
35Concocting — Concoct Con*coct , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concocted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Concocting}.] [L. concoctus, p. p. of concoquere to cook together, to digest, mature; con + coquere to cook. See {Cook}.] 1. To digest; to convert into nourishment by the organs …
36cook something up — concoct a clever or devious story, excuse, or plan. → cook …
37concocter — concoct ► VERB 1) make (a dish or meal) by combining ingredients. 2) invent or devise (a story or plan). DERIVATIVES concocter noun concoction noun. ORIGIN Latin concoquere cook together …
38concoction — concoct ► VERB 1) make (a dish or meal) by combining ingredients. 2) invent or devise (a story or plan). DERIVATIVES concocter noun concoction noun. ORIGIN Latin concoquere cook together …
39cook up — verb 1. prepare or cook by mixing ingredients (Freq. 1) concoct a strange mixture • Syn: ↑concoct • Derivationally related forms: ↑concoction (for: ↑concoct) …
40concoction — noun 1. any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients he volunteered to taste her latest concoction he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade • Syn: ↑mixture, ↑intermixture • Derivationally related forms: ↑mix ( …
