concoct an excuse

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• concoct — concocter, concoctor, n. concoctive, adj. /kon kokt , keuhn /, v.t. 1. to prepare or make by combining ingredients, esp. in cookery: to concoct a meal from leftovers. 2. to devise; make up; contrive: to concoct an excuse. [1525 35; < L concoctus… …   Universalium

• concoct — [16] To concoct an excuse is the same, etymologically, as to ‘cook’ one up. The word concoct comes from the past participle of Latin concoquere, a compound verb formed from the prefix com ‘together’ and coquere ‘cook’. This was a derivative of… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• concoct — [[t]kənkɒ̱kt[/t]] concocts, concocting, concocted 1) VERB If you concoct an excuse or explanation, you invent one that is not true. [V n] Mr Ferguson said the prisoner concocted the story to get a lighter sentence. 2) VERB If you concoct… …   English dictionary

• concoct — con•coct [[t]kɒnˈkɒkt, kən [/t]] v. t. 1) to prepare or make by combining ingredients: to concoct a meal from leftovers[/ex] 2) to devise; contrive: to concoct an excuse[/ex] • Etymology: 1525–35; < L concoctus, ptp. of concoquere to cook down …   From formal English to slang

• concoct — [16] To concoct an excuse is the same, etymologically, as to ‘cook’ one up. The word concoct comes from the past participle of Latin concoquere, a compound verb formed from the prefix com ‘together’ and coquere ‘cook’. This was a derivative of… …   Word origins

• concoct — con|coct [kənˈkɔkt US ˈka:kt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of concoquere to cook together , from com ( COM ) + coquere to cook ] 1.) to invent a clever story, excuse, or plan, especially in order to deceive someone ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• concoct — verb (T) 1 to invent a clever story, excuse, or plan, especially in order to deceive someone: John concocted an elaborate excuse for being late. 2 to make something, especially food or drink, by mixing different things, especially things that are …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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• cook something up — concoct a clever or devious story, excuse, or plan. → cook …   English new terms dictionary