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[
v.
k
uh
n-
fekt
;
n.
kon
-fekt
]
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con·fect
/
v.
kənˈfɛkt
;
n.
ˈkɒn
fɛkt
/
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[
v.
k
uh
n-
fekt
;
n.
kon
-fekt
]
Show IPA
verb (used with object)
1.
to make up, compound, or prepare from ingredients or materials:
to confect a herbal
remedy
for colds.
2.
to make into a preserve or
confection
.
3.
to construct, form, or make:
to confect a dress from odds and ends of fabric.
noun
4.
a preserved, candied, or other sweet
confection
.
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Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
confecten
<
Latin
confectus
(past participle of
conficere
to produce, effect), equivalent to
con-
con-
+
-fec-
(variant stem of
-ficere,
combining form of
facere
to make;
see
fact
) +
-tus
past participle suffix
Related forms
un·con·fect·ed,
adjective
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confect
(kənˈfɛkt)
—
vb
1.
to prepare by combining ingredients
2.
to make; construct
[C16: from Latin
confectus
prepared, from
conficere
to accomplish, from
com-
(intensive) +
facere
to make]
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