Definitions

concoct

[kon-kokt, kuhn-] / kɒnˈkɒkt, kən- /

VERB

formulate, think up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contrive create devise discover dream up envision fabricate hatch invent

STRONG

batch brew compound design envisage frame mature originate plan plot prepare project scheme vamp

WEAK

ad lib cook up make up prefab slap together throw together

Antonyms

STRONGEST

demolish destroy ruin tell the truth wreck

STRONG

disorganize forget ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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Concoct a market anywhere, whether for beads or subprime mortgages, and they’ll show up.

From New York Times • May 10, 2010

Concoct, kon-kokt′, v.t. to digest: to prepare or mature: to make up a mixture: to plan, devise: to fabricate.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Concoct hiera picra, rhubarb beer, and oil of charity; and sympathize over sprains, whitloes, and broken shins.

From Anna St. Ives by Holcroft, Thomas

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