concoct

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de criar ou preparar algo, especialmente combinando ingredientes ou elementos diversos, muitas vezes de forma engenhosa ou ardilosa.

A verb used to indicate the act of creating or preparing something, especially by combining various ingredients or elements, often in a clever or inventive way.

1. Prepare food or drinkB2formal

   To make or prepare something, especially food or drink, by mixing various ingredients.

   Preparar

   • She concocted a delicious stew from leftover vegetables.
   • He concocted a special cocktail for the party.
   • The chef concocted a new sauce for the pasta dish.

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2. Devise or inventB2formal

   To create or invent something, often a story, plan, or excuse, usually with cleverness or deceit.

   Inventar

   • He concocted an elaborate excuse for being late.
   • The children concocted a plan to surprise their mother.
   • She concocted a fictional story to explain her absence.

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