# concoct

> English word · Verb · IPA /kənˈkɒkt/ · frequency rank #57,301

## Definitions
1. To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
2. To contrive something using skill or ingenuity.
3. To digest.

## Etymology
From Latin concoquō (“boil, prepare, digest”) (influenced by the participle concoctus), from con- (“together”) + coquō (“cook”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/concoct