concoction in English dictionary

  • concoction

    Meanings and definitions of "concoction"

    • (obsolete) Digestion (of food etc.).
    • The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
    • A mixture prepared in such a way.
    • Something made-up, an invention.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Digestion (of food etc.).
    • noun
      The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
    • noun
      A mixture prepared in such a way.
    • noun
      Something made-up, an invention.
    • noun
      (obsolete, figuratively)
      The act of digesting in the mind; rumination.
    • noun
      (obsolete, medicine)
      Abatement of a morbid process, such as fever, and return to a normal condition.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      The act of perfecting or maturing.
    • mixture so prepared
    • noun
      any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"
    • noun
      an occurrence of an unusual mixture; "it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction"
    • noun
      the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
    • noun
      the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose; "his testimony was a concoction"; "she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories"

    Synonyms of "concoction" in English dictionary

    innovation, intermixture, mixture are the top synonyms of "concoction" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of concoction

    • concoction ( plural  concoctions)
    • concoction (plural concoctions)

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