01 v. t. To digest; to convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition.
imp. & p. p.
Concocted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Concocting
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1.
To digest; to convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition.[Obs.]“Food is concocted, the heart beats, the blood circulates.” — Cheyne.
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2.
To purify or refine chemically.[Obs.]
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3.
To prepare from crude materials, as food; to invent or prepare by combining different ingredients; as, to concoct a new dish or beverage.
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4.
To digest in the mind; to devise; to make up; to contrive; to plan; to plot.“He was a man of a feeble stomach, unable to concoct any great fortune.” — Hayward.
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5.
To mature or perfect; to ripen.[Obs.]