Concocts

/kənˈkɑːkts/ verb

Definition

Third person singular present tense of concoct; creates or prepares something by mixing ingredients.

Etymology

Concoct + -s verb conjugation. Concoct from Latin concocere (con- + coquere, to cook).

Kelly Says

The verb 'concocts' appears constantly in cooking and crime fiction—a chef concocts delicious dishes while a criminal concocts a false alibi, same word, wildly different moral contexts.

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