concoction

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /kənˈkɑkʃən/ UK /kənˈkɒkʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a mixture of ingredients, especially an odd or invented one

She offered me a strange concoction of herbs and honey.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a mixture of ingredients,... mixture brew blend preparation compound potion creation

Word family

Related forms concoctconcocterdecoction

Etymology

From Latin concoctionem ('a digesting, cooking together'), from concoquere ('to cook together, digest'), from com- ('together') + coquere ('to cook').

concoquere Latin coquere Latin

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# concoction

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kənˈkɑkʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈkɒkʃən/

## Meanings
1. a mixture of ingredients, especially an odd or invented one

## Examples
- She offered me a strange concoction of herbs and honey.

## Synonyms
- mixture
- brew
- blend
- preparation
- compound
- potion
- creation

## Related Forms
- concoct
- concocter
- decoction

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: concoquere
- Root: coquere

## Etymology
From Latin concoctionem ('a digesting, cooking together'), from concoquere ('to cook together, digest'), from com- ('together') + coquere ('to cook').

## AI Etymology
Concoction comes from Latin concoctionem ('a digesting, cooking together'), from concoquere ('to cook together, digest'), from com- ('together') + coquere ('to cook'). The historical trail runs through concoquere in Latin and coquere in Latin. Morphologically, concoction is transparent: it draws on Latin concoctionem ('a digesting, cooking together'), from concoquere ('to cook together, digest'), from com- ('together') + coquere ('to cook'). Used as a noun, concoction now means "a mixture of ingredients, especially an odd or invented one", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as concoct, concocter, and decoction. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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