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concoction
Found in thesaurus: food product, foodstuff, mixture, mix, excogitation, innovation, conception, design, invention, creating from raw materials
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concoction
n.
brew, potion; invention, contrivance
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Concoction
Concoction was the process of digestion, as conceived by Aristotle who theorized that this was the result of the heat of the body acting upon the material, causing it to mature and ripen. Liquid broths, cocktails and potions which are similarly formed by heating or blending multiple ingredients are now referred to in this way.
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concoction
Noun
1. any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"
(synonym) mixture, intermixture
(hypernym) foodstuff, food product
(hyponym) mincemeat
(derivation) concoct, cook up
2. an occurrence of an unusual mixture; "it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction"
(hypernym) mix, mixture
(derivation) concoct
3. 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"
(hypernym) invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design
(derivation) trump up, concoct
4. the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
(synonym) confection
(hypernym) creating from raw materials
(derivation) concoct, cook up
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concoction
n.
směs; břečka
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concoction
Rzecz.
mikstura; sporządzanie; wymysł
