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concoct

v.
US //kənˈkɑkt// UK //kənkˈɒkt// con·coct Archaic Dialect
Synonyms
Etymology 1

From Latin concoquō (“boil, prepare, digest”) (influenced by the participle concoctus), from con- (“together”) + coquō (“cook”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin concoctus, perfect passive participle of Latin concoquō (compare Etymology 1).

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