concoction
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
- (countable, uncountable) A mixture prepared in such a way.
- (countable, uncountable) Something made up, an invention.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Digestion (of food etc.).
- (countable, figuratively, obsolete, uncountable) The act of digesting in the mind; rumination.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Abatement of a morbid process, such as fever, and return to a normal condition.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The act of perfecting or maturing.
Synonyms
preparing food
making a dish
Translations
Machwerk
mélange
poción
miscuglio
brouwsel
misturaFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kənˈkɒkʃən/
Etymology
From Latin concoctiō.
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