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concoct

con·coct

concoct

 
 
pronunciation:
kn kakt
features:
Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: concocts, concocting, concocted
definition 1: to make by putting together a number of parts or ingredients.
He concocted an elaborate dessert.
similar words:
blend, compound, contrive
definition 2: to make untruthfully or evasively; invent; contrive.
She concocted an excuse for her absence.
similar words:
brew, fable, fabricate, invent, manufacture
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