Dictionary

concoction en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /kəŋ-/ (General-American)
• /kəŋ-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kənˈkɑkʃən/ (General-American)
• /kənˈkɒkʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Latin concoctiō.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
   • Salt is a very favoured ingredient of spell-binding concoctions. 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 178:
   • Deer Sperm: In ancient times, this was used as an ingredient on aphrodisiac concoctions. An example of organotherapy. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 74:
2. (countable, uncountable) A mixture prepared in such a way.
   • Years later, she had found out about the Voodoo drink - a concoction of rum, gunpowder, grave-dirt and human blood. She almost retched as the taste came back to her mouth. 1954, Ian Fleming, “Allumeuse”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 109:
3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Something made up, an invention.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Digestion (of food etc.).
   • [Sorrow] hinders concoction, refrigerates the heart, takes away stomach, colour, and sleep; thickens the blood […] 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC:
5. (countable, figuratively, obsolete, uncountable) The act of digesting in the mind; rumination.
   • At laſt, the Phyſicians, after a long and ſtormie voyage, ſee land; They haue ſo good ſignes of the concoction of the diſeaſe, as that they may ſafely proceed to purge. 1624, John Donne, Deuotions upon Emergent Occasions, and Seuerall Steps in My Sicknes: […], London: […] A[ugustine] M[atthews] for Thomas Iones, →OCLC, pages 469–470:
6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) An abatement of a morbid process, such as a fever, and a return to a normal condition.
7. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The act of perfecting or maturing.
   • There are also divers other great alterations of matter and bodies , besides those that tend to concoction and maturation 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “IX. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:

Forms

Deriveds

reconcoction · inconcoction

Translations (37)

de Mischung (mixture so prepared) · it intruglio (mixture so prepared) · el μείγμα (mixture so prepared) · es menjurje (mixture so prepared) · pdt Brie (mixture so prepared) · pl konkokcja (mixture so prepared) · de Zubereitung (mixture so prepared) · fi keitos (mixture so prepared) · nl brouwsel (preparing of substance from many ingredients) · it miscuglio (mixture so prepared) · nl mengsel (mixture so prepared) · it preparato (preparing of substance from many ingredients) · he מִרְקַחַת (mixture so prepared) · cmn 混合物 (mixture so prepared) · ca concocció (mixture so prepared) · sv brygd (mixture so prepared) · it accrocco (something made up) · it mistura (mixture so prepared) · es concocción (mixture so prepared) · de Zubereitung (preparing of substance from many ingredients) · sv påhitt (something made up) · sv hopkok (mixture so prepared) · fi keitos (something made up) · es mejunje (mixture so prepared) · mk напивка (mixture so prepared) · es menjunje (mixture so prepared) · fi sekoittaminen (preparing of substance from many ingredients) · de Gemisch (mixture so prepared) · it macchinazione (something made up) · nl preparaat (something made up) · es cocimiento (mixture so prepared) · sv tillblandning (preparing of substance from many ingredients) · de Mischen (preparing of substance from many ingredients) · pdt Brie (preparing of substance from many ingredients) · sv brygd (preparing of substance from many ingredients) · it elaborazione (something made up) · mk напиток (mixture so prepared)