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Meaning of confect in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /kənˈfɛkt/

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  1. Verb

    confect

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from Latin confect-‘put together’, from the verb conficere, from con-‘together’ + facere‘make’

    Definitions

    1. make or construct
  2. 2. make into a confection

    Examples

    • « This medicine is home-confected »

    Derived terms

    • concoction
    • confection

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