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con·coct    Audio Help   [kon-kokt, kuhn-] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to prepare or make by combining ingredients, esp. in cookery: to concoct a meal from leftovers.
2.to devise; make up; contrive: to concoct an excuse.
[Origin: 1525–35; < L concoctus (ptp. of concoquere to cook together), equiv. to con- con- + coc-, var. s. of coquere to boil, cook1 (akin to Gk péptein; see pepsin, peptic) + -tus ptp. ending]

—Related forms
con·coct·er, con·coc·tor, noun
con·coc·tive, adjective

—Synonyms 2. invent, fabricate, hatch.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  invent
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To use ingenuity in making, developing, or achieving.
Synonyms:  contrive, devise, dream up, fabricate, formulate, hatch, make up, think up
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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