concoction

Variant of concoct

concoct definition

con·coct (kən käkt′)

transitive verb

  1. to make by combining various ingredients; compound
  2. to devise, invent, or plan

Etymology: < L concoctus, pp. of concoquere, to boil together, prepare < com-, together + coquere, cook

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