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concoct

con·coct [ kən kókt ] (past and past participle con·coct·ed, present participle con·coct·ing, 3rd person present singular con·cocts)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. mix ingredients to make something new: to create something by mixing or combining various ingredients in a new way, especially in cooking

2. make something up: to think up a story or plan, especially something imaginative, that is intended to be deceitful or misleading

[Mid-16th century. < Latin concoct-, past participle of concoquere "cook together" < coquere "to cook"]

con·coc·ter noun
con·coc·tive adjective
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