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CONCOCT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a concoction (of) by mixing

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "concoct" is one way to...):

amalgamate; commix; mingle; mix; unify (to bring or combine together or with something else)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

concoction (the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components)

concoction (an occurrence of an unusual mixture)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Devise or invent

Example:

no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software

Synonyms:

concoct; dream up; hatch; think of; think up

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "concoct" is one way to...):

create by mental act; create mentally (create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "concoct"):

idealise; idealize (form ideals)

cook up; fabricate; invent; make up; manufacture (concoct something artificial or untrue)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Did he concoct his major works over a short period of time?

Derivation:

concoction (the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Invent

Example:

trump up charges

Synonyms:

concoct; trump up

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "concoct" is one way to...):

cook up; fabricate; invent; make up; manufacture (concoct something artificial or untrue)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

concoction (the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Prepare or cook by mixing ingredients

Example:

concoct a strange mixture

Synonyms:

concoct; cook up

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "concoct" is one way to...):

cook; fix; make; prepare; ready (prepare for eating by applying heat)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

concoction (the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components)

concoction (any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients)

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