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Antonyms for concocted

Grammar : Verb
Spell : kon-kokt, kuhn-
Phonetic Transcription : kɒnˈkɒkt, kən-

Definition of concocted

Origin :
  • 1530s, "to digest," from Latin concoctus, past participle of concoquere "to digest; to boil together, prepare; to consider well," from com- "together" (see com-) + coquere "to cook" (see cook (n.)). Meaning "to prepare an edible thing" is from 1670s. First expanded metaphorically beyond cooking 1792. Related: Concocted; concocting.
  • verb formulate, think up
Example sentences :
  • It was concocted between them, he said; not by one more than by another.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • She had concocted this scene in the carriage, and nothing should baulk her of it.
  • Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
  • It is the most precious poison that ever was concocted in this world.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery » by Various
  • The idea had come to him that Paliser had concocted the admission.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
  • More than likely Songbird has concocted some verses about it.
  • Extract from : « The Rover Boys on the Farm » by Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)
  • Plans were concocted, partly put into execution, and then proved failures.
  • Extract from : « Clotelle » by William Wells Brown
  • She's painted a picture of the dress she has concocted for the occasion.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • You said Nick and I were wasting the corn, but just see what stuff we've concocted.
  • Extract from : « The First Distiller » by Leo Tolstoy
  • There has never yet been concocted a better spring tonic than strawberries.
  • Extract from : « The Woman Beautiful » by Helen Follett Stevans
  • At length, the two plots which have been hinted at in the previous pages were concocted.
  • Extract from : « John Deane of Nottingham » by W.H.G. Kingston

Synonyms for concocted

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