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The definition of concoct is to plan or make something using many parts.

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An example of concoct is planning a dinner mystery party.
An example of concoct is making soup using whatever is in the refrigerator.

See concoct in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to make by combining various ingredients; compound
to devise, invent, or plan

Origin: < L concoctus, pp. of concoquere, to boil together, prepare < com-, together + coquere, cook

Related Forms:

concocter noun
concoction noun
concoctive adjective

See concoct in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb con·coct·ed, con·coct·ing, con·cocts

To prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking.
To devise, using skill and intelligence; contrive: concoct a mystery story.

Origin:

Origin: Latin concoquere, concoct-, to boil together

Origin: : com-, com-

Origin: + coquere, to cook; see pek^w- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

con·coctˈer, con·cocˈtor noun

con·cocˈtion noun

con·cocˈtive adjective

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