CONCOCTION

confection, concoction

(noun) the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components

concoction

(noun) the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose; “his testimony was a concoction”; “she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories”

concoction

(noun) an occurrence of an unusual mixture; “it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction”

concoction, mixture, intermixture

(noun) any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; “he volunteered to taste her latest concoction”; “he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

concoction (countable and uncountable, plural concoctions)

The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.

A mixture prepared in such a way.

Something made up, an invention.

(obsolete) Digestion (of food etc.).

(obsolete, figurative) The act of digesting in the mind; rumination.

(obsolete, medicine) Abatement of a morbid process, such as fever, and return to a normal condition.

(obsolete) The act of perfecting or maturing.

Source: Wiktionary

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Con*coc"tion, n. Etym: [L. concoctio.]

1. A change in food produced by the organs of nutrition; digestion. [Obs.]

2. The act of concocting or preparing by combining different ingredients; also, the food or compound thus prepared.

3. The act of digesting in the mind; planning or devising; rumination. Donne.

4. (Med.)

Definition: Abatement of a morbid process, as a fever and return to a normal condition. [Obs.]

5. The act of perfecting or maturing. [Obs.] Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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