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English verb: concoct | |||
| 1. | concoct (contact) make a concoction (of) by mixing | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | amalgamate, commix, mingle, mix, unify | ||
| 2. | concoct (creation) prepare or cook by mixing ingredients | ||
| Samples | Concoct a strange mixture. | ||
| Synonyms | cook up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cook, fix, make, prepare, ready | ||
| Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||
| 3. | concoct (creation) invent | ||
| Samples | Trump up charges. | ||
| Synonyms | trump up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cook up, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture | ||
| 4. | concoct (creation) devise or invent | ||
| Samples | He thought up a plan to get rich quickly. No-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software. | ||
| Examples | Did he concoct his major works over a short period of time? | ||
| Synonyms | dream up, hatch, think of, think up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create by mental act, create mentally | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cook up, fabricate, idealise, idealize, invent, make up, manufacture | ||
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