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concoct

/kənˈkɒkt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
con-coct
IPA
/kənˈkɒkt/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.

verb

To contrive something using skill or ingenuity.

verb

To digest.

Obsolete

noun

A concoction.

adj

Digested or affected by heat.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin concoquō (“boil, prepare, digest”) (influenced by the participle concoctus), from con- (“together”) + coquō (“cook”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *pekʷ-, concoquō

Usage

Inflected Forms

concocts (present, singular) concocting (participle, present) concocted (participle, past) concocted (past) concocts (plural) more concoct (comparative) most concoct (superlative)

Derived Forms

concocter concoctive concoctor deconcoct inconcocted reconcoct unconcocted

Frequently Paired Words

concoction decoct

Synonyms

prepare mix contrive plot scheme ferment brew think up think of dream up hatch

Rhymes With

locked blocked shocked knocked unlocked rocked stocked mocked docked clocked cocked flocked

Questions

How do you pronounce concoct?
The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈkɒkt/.
What does concoct mean?
To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
Where does concoct come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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