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  1. 1. v. t. To digest; to convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To purify or refine chemically. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To prepare from crude materials, as food; to invent or prepare by combining different ingredients; as, to concoct a new dish or beverage. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To digest in the mind; to devise; to make up; to contrive; to plan; to plot. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To mature or perfect; to ripen. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. make a concoction (of) by mixing Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. prepare or cook by mixing ingredients Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. devise or invent Source: wordnet
  9. 9. 1. To digest; to convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition. [Obs.] Food is concocted, the heart beats, the blood circulates. Cheyne. 2. To purify or refine chemically. [Obs.] Thomson. 3. To prepare from crude materials, as food; to invent or prepare by combining different ingredients; as, to concoct a new dish or beverage. 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. 5. To mature or perfect; to ripen. [Obs.] Bacon. Source: webster
  10. 10. v:100 v. make a concoction (of) by mixing v. prepare or cook by mixing ingredients Source: ecdict

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