CEFR C1

concocted

verb

Meaning

Create or prepare something, especially a dish or a drink, by mixing various ingredients together, or to devise a plan or story, often in an inventive or deceitful way.

Examples

She tried to concoct a believable excuse for being late to the meeting.
The alchemist spent years trying to concoct a potion that would turn lead into gold.

Synonyms: make, prepare, devise, fabricate

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concocted (C1)

verb

Pronunciation: /kənˈkɒkt/

Definition

Create or prepare something, especially a dish or a drink, by mixing various ingredients together, or to devise a plan or story, often in an inventive or deceitful way.

Examples

She tried to concoct a believable excuse for being late to the meeting.
The alchemist spent years trying to concoct a potion that would turn lead into gold.
They managed to concoct a wild story to explain the missing money.

How to Use concocted

concoct something from something (prepositional phrase): To make something using specific base materials. — "He had to concoct a dinner from whatever was left in the fridge."
concoct a plan (collocation): To invent a strategy, often one that is complex or slightly suspicious. — "The students concocted a plan to sneak out of the dormitory."

Synonyms of concocted

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