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concoction

[kon-kok-shuhn, kuhn-]

noun

the act or process of concocting.

something concocted: a delicious concoction of beans, rice, and meat.

Origin:
1525–35; < Latin concoctiōn- (stem of concoctiō) digestion, equivalent to concoct(us) (see concoct) + -iōn- -ion

Synonyms
2. mixture, medley, blend.

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Example Sentences

Not a culinary masterpiece, you could argue, but a rather nifty concoction.

The same can be said of this article, which is a concoction of facts, half facts and outright inaccuracies.

Let the concoction slightly cool, then add the vanilla essence.

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Not a culinary masterpiece, you could argue, but a rather nifty concoction.

The same can be said of this article, which is a concoction of facts, half facts and outright inaccuracies.

Let the concoction slightly cool, then add the vanilla essence.

From what you write, this is a new concoction entirely, and has no resemblance to the ancient brew.

Aspdin heated a concoction of finely ground limestone and clay in his kitchen.

But little else was known about this rare chemical concoction found only in bees.

The alternative is a cheap homemade concoction mixed in large vats and sold on the sly to those in search of a heady escape.

But carbon neutral is a concoction with no actual environmental benefit.

The wrong genetic concoction could breed out these traits.

The vinegar-and-ginger concoction apparently elicited mixed reviews.

When they reach their maximum weight, he'll add the sulfur concoction to the soil.

The idea of negative interest rates may strike some people as absurd, the concoction of some impractical theorist.

With only a limited amount of the foam and water, he wasn't sure the concoction would smother the fire in time.

His thinking is a weird concoction of pre-nuclear age imperialism projected into the present and future.

The resemblance to real feces was striking, but his concoction got moldy and mushy too fast.

Through that concoction it would be impossible to detect a stale smell, or indeed any smell at all.

My dad loved to cook and took great pride in every concoction he produced.

Then each concoction has to be examined at various doses and ratios.

It is an illegal concoction that has absolutely no future.

Somehow he got distracted and left the concoction on his front porch overnight.

The mixer churns out your soft-serve concoction in seconds.

Perhaps a concoction of all the indices mentioned above might work.

Or is it one of your doltish concoction which you tend to be specializing these days by the standard of some articles.

The other concoction is western ignorance at display, coupled with arrogance, yet again.

It's no longer enough to simply slather some creamy concoction on dry skin.

These neighboring districts are a boisterous concoction of blue-collar aesthetics and intermittent hipsterism.

Try telling a breast cancer survivor that her cancer could be cured by using a vitamin concoction or homeopathic pill.

Englund, emerges as a surprisingly diverting and charming concoction.

The wrap combines a mineral concoction with a swath of cloth meant to be pulled around the neck, face and head.

First-person narrative is a powerful and tricky concoction.

There also appeared to be an opportunity to make the whole concoction a little fancier.

Cade did a taste test, comparing his still-unnamed concoction with that golden fluid.

Diemer's pink concoction was stretchier and less sticky than earlier gum formulas.

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World English Dictionary

concoction (kənˈkɒkʃən)

—n
1.	the act or process of concocting
2.	something concocted
3.	an untruth; lie

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Word Origin & History

concoction

1530s, "digestion," from L. concoctionem "digestion," noun of action from concoquere (see concoct). Meaning "preparation of a medicinal potion" is from 1851; sense of "a made-up story" is from 1823.

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