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concoctive
Variant of concoct
concoct
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con·coct (kən käkt′)
transitive verb
- to make by combining various ingredients; compound
- to devise, invent, or plan
Etymology: < L concoctus, pp. of concoquere, to boil together, prepare < com-, together + coquere, cook
Related Forms:
- concocter con·coct′er noun
- concoction con·coc′·tion noun
- concoctive con·coc′·tive adjective
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