concoction

English

/kənˈkɒkʃən/, /kənˈkɑkʃɪn/

noun
Definitions
  • The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
  • A mixture prepared in such a way.
  • Something make made up, an invention.
  • (obsolete) Digestion (of food etc.).
  • (obsolete) The act of digesting in the mind; rumination.
  • (obsolete) Abatement of a morbid process, such as fever, and return to a normal condition.
  • (obsolete) The act of perfecting or maturing.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (cook, become ripe, bake).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pekʷ-

Gloss

cook, become ripe, bake

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

炊

Emoji
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