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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
concoct \concoct"\, v. t. imp. p. p. concocted; p. pr.
vb. n. concocting. l. concoctus, p. p. of concoquere to
cook together, to digest, mature; con- + coquere to cook. see
cook.
1. to digest; to convert into nourishment by the organs of
nutrition. obs.
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food is concocted, the heart beats, the blood
circulates. --cheyne.
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2. to purify or refine chemically. obs. --thomson.
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3. to prepare from crude materials, as food; to invent or
prepare by combining different ingredients; as, to concoct
a new dish or beverage.
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4. to digest in the mind; to devise; to make up; to contrive;
to plan; to plot.
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he was a man of a feeble stomach, unable to concoct
any great fortune. --hayward.
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5. to mature or perfect; to ripen. obs. --bacon.
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see also:
concocted concocting cook
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