Coct

/koʊkt/ verb

Definition

An archaic or obsolete form meaning to cook or digest; to prepare food or ideas through heat or thought.

Etymology

From Latin 'coquere,' meaning to cook or digest. Related to modern words like 'concoct,' this form represents medieval English usage.

Kelly Says

The word 'coct' is so old it's basically extinct, but it survives in 'concoct'—which originally meant to cook up a meal, now it means to cook up a scheme.

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