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concoction

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con⋅coc⋅tion

  [kon-kok-shuhn, kuhn-]
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–noun
1. the act or process of concocting.
2. something concocted: a delicious concoction of beans, rice, and meat.
Origin:
1525–35; < L concoctiōn- (s. of concoctiō) digestion, equiv. to concoct(us) (see concoct ) + -iōn- -ion

Synonyms:
2. mixture, medley, blend.
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con·coct   (kən-kŏkt')   
tr.v.   con·coct·ed, con·coct·ing, con·cocts

  1. To prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking.

  2. To devise, using skill and intelligence; contrive: concoct a mystery story.


[Latin concoquere, concoct-, to boil together : com-, com- + coquere, to cook; see pekw- in Indo-European roots.]
con·coct'er, con·coc'tor n., con·coc'tion n., con·coc'tive adj.
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