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con·fect    Audio Help   [v. kuhn-fekt; n. kon-fekt] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to make up, compound, or prepare from ingredients or materials: to confect a herbal remedy for colds.
2.to make into a preserve or confection.
3.to construct, form, or make: to confect a dress from odds and ends of fabric.
–noun
4.a preserved, candied, or other sweet confection.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME confecten < L confectus (ptp. of conficere to produce, effect), equiv. to con- con- + -fec- (var. s. of -ficere, comb. form of facere to make; see fact) + -tus ptp. suffix]
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