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- US Pronunciation
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- [kon-kokt, kuh n-]
- /kɒnˈkɒkt, kən-/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kon-kokt, kuh n-]
- /kɒnˈkɒkt, kən-/
Definitions of concocter word
- verb with object concocter to prepare or make by combining ingredients, especially in cookery: to concoct a meal from leftovers. 1
- verb with object concocter to devise; make up; contrive: to concoct an excuse. 1
- noun concocter One who, or that which, concocts. 1
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Origin of concocter
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin concoctus (past participle of concoquere to cook together), equivalent to con- con- + coc-, variant stem of coquere to boil, cook1 (akin to Greek péptein; see pepsin, peptic) + -tus past participle ending
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Parts of speech for Concocter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
concocter popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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