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   con·coct

   /kənˈkäk(t)/

   verb

   • 1. make (a dish or meal) by combining various ingredients: "they concoct relish from corn that is so naturally sweet no extra sugar is needed" Similar preparemakeput togetherassemblecookinformal:fixrustle upknock up
   • ▪ create or devise (a story or plan): "they concocted a preposterous but entertaining story" Similar make upthink updream upfabricateinventcontrivemanufacturetrump updevisecreateformformulatefashionforgehatchbrewplotschemeinformal:cook up

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin concoct-, literally ‘cooked together’, from concoquere. The original sense was ‘refine metals or minerals by heating’, later ‘cook’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. concocter noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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