concocted; concocting; concocts
1
: to prepare by combining raw materials
concoct a recipe
concocted a tropical fruit smoothie
concocter
noun
Examples of concoct in a Sentence
The drink was first concocted by a bartender in New York.
She concocted a stew from the leftovers.
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Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Swartz concocted this massive blockbuster trade idea, which sends Brown to his hometown team, the Atlanta Hawks.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Orbán has long sought to consolidate his power through concocting scapegoats for Hungary’s ills.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Synthetic dyes are generally made from petroleum and concocted in labs.
—Alice Park, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Concoct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concoct. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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