confect

(kən fekt′)

transitive verb

to prepare or make, esp. by mixing or combining

Origin: < L confectus, pp. of conficere, to prepare < com-, with + facere, to make, do

See confect in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb con·fect·ed, con·fect·ing, con·fects

To make into a confection or preserve.
To put together by combining materials: a group of writers who confected a television series.

noun (kŏnˈfĕktˌ)

A sweet confection, such as candy.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English confecten, to prepare

Origin: , from Latin cōnficere, cōnfect-

Origin: : com-, intensive pref.; see com-

Origin: + facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots

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