Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - concoct
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Concoct
concoct
~ v 1 to invent a clever story, excuse, or plan, especially in order to deceive someone (John concocted an elaborate excuse for being late.) 2 to make something, especially food or drink, by mixing different things, especially things that are not usually combined (Jean concocted a great meal from the leftovers.)
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(concocts, concocting, concocted) 1. If you concoct an excuse or explanation, you invent one that is not true. Mr Ferguson said the prisoner concocted the story to get a lighter sentence. VERB: V n 2. If you concoct something, especially something unusual, you make it by mixing several things together. Eugene was concocting Rossini Cocktails from champagne and pureed raspberries. VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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transitive verb Etymology: Latin ~us, past participle of concoquere to cook together, from com- + coquere to cook — more at cook Date: 1675 1. to prepare by combining raw materials ~ a recipe 2. devise, fabricate ~ an explanation • ~er noun • ~ion noun • ~ive adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 make by mixing ingredients (concocted a stew). 2 invent (a story, a lie, etc.). Derivatives concocter n. concoction n. concoctor n. Etymology: L concoquere concoct- (as com-, coquere cook) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. состряпать, приготовить (из разных продуктов) to concoct drink of vegetable and fruit juices —- приготовить фруктово-овощной напиток they concocted a dinner —- они сварганили обед 2. состряпать, выдумать to concoct an excuse —- придумать оправдание 3. спец. концентрировать; сгущать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) стряпать 2) придумать, состряпать (небылицу, сюжет рассказа и т.п.) 3) tech. концентрировать, сгущать ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1533, from L. concoctus, pp. of concoquere "to boil together, prepare," from com- "together" + coquere "to cook," from coquus "cook." First expanded metaphorically beyond cooking 1792. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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