confect

verb

con·fect kən-ˈfekt How to pronounce confect (audio)

confected; confecting; confects

transitive verb

: to put together from varied material

: prepare

: preserve

confect

ˈkän-ˌfekt How to pronounce confect (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

a cook who can confect a magnificent dinner from whatever ingredients are in the cupboards

Recent Examples on the Web And of course, the Kardashian family has created a multibillion-dollar empire out of cunning, chutzpah, a complete lack of inhibition and a willingness to confect drama for ratings.

refinery29.com, 18 May 2022 Shooting on film, the imaginative directors confect a realm of tactile magic, with Kafkaesque flourishes, through the ingenious handcraftsmanship of practical elements and low-fi effects.

Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2022 The name Häagen-Dazs was confected to suggest European sophistication (the firm is American).

The Economist, 5 July 2019 But the outrage of rivals is shamelessly confected.

The Economist, 7 Apr. 2018 In a swirl of nimble, pale brushwork, the artist conjures up a figure from behind, gazing in the mirror, confecting herself.

Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2018 The other, infinitely more famous outcome was Mary’s tale of a scientist who confects a humanoid out of body parts.

The Economist, 17 Feb. 2018 But in recent years, Indian con artists are confecting English accents and Americanized names, often used in call centers, for a different reason: to cheat unsuspecting foreigners.

The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 8 Feb. 2018 Their mutual admiration is a refreshing change in a league that feeds on conflict and confected rancor.

Rory Smith, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English confecten "to prepare by combining ingredients, blend, spice or sweeten," borrowed from Medieval Latin confectus, past participle of conficere "to bring together, compose, compound (a drug or medication)," going back to Latin, "to carry out, perform, make, bring about, collect, bring to completion," from con- con- + facere "to make, bring about, perform, do" — more at fact

Note: The meanings of Medieval Latin conficere depend to a degree on its vernacular equivalent in Gallo-Romance; see note at comfit.

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	confected
释义	confect verb con·fect kən-ˈfekt confected; confecting; confects transitive verb 1 : to put together from varied material 2 a : prepare b : preserve confect ˈkän-ˌfekt noun Synonyms assemble build construct erect fabricate make make up piece put up raise rear set up See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a cook who can confect a magnificent dinner from whatever ingredients are in the cupboards Recent Examples on the Web And of course, the Kardashian family has created a multibillion-dollar empire out of cunning, chutzpah, a complete lack of inhibition and a willingness to confect drama for ratings. refinery29.com, 18 May 2022 Shooting on film, the imaginative directors confect a realm of tactile magic, with Kafkaesque flourishes, through the ingenious handcraftsmanship of practical elements and low-fi effects. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2022 The name Häagen-Dazs was confected to suggest European sophistication (the firm is American). The Economist, 5 July 2019 But the outrage of rivals is shamelessly confected. The Economist, 7 Apr. 2018 In a swirl of nimble, pale brushwork, the artist conjures up a figure from behind, gazing in the mirror, confecting herself. Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2018 The other, infinitely more famous outcome was Mary’s tale of a scientist who confects a humanoid out of body parts. The Economist, 17 Feb. 2018 But in recent years, Indian con artists are confecting English accents and Americanized names, often used in call centers, for a different reason: to cheat unsuspecting foreigners. The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 8 Feb. 2018 Their mutual admiration is a refreshing change in a league that feeds on conflict and confected rancor. Rory Smith, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2017 See More Word History Etymology Middle English confecten "to prepare by combining ingredients, blend, spice or sweeten," borrowed from Medieval Latin confectus, past participle of conficere "to bring together, compose, compound (a drug or medication)," going back to Latin, "to carry out, perform, make, bring about, collect, bring to completion," from con- con- + facere "to make, bring about, perform, do" — more at fact Note: The meanings of Medieval Latin conficere depend to a degree on its vernacular equivalent in Gallo-Romance; see note at comfit. First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 confected verb past tense of confect as in constructed to form by putting together parts or materials a cook who can confect a magnificent dinner from whatever ingredients are in the cupboards Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance constructed built assembled made created manufactured erected fabricated produced designed established concocted made up pieced reared raised fashioned set up put together generated molded prefabricated shaped contrived rebuilt put up invented carpentered handcrafted forged originated framed constituted reconstructed organized hammered devised instituted conceived initiated founded began inaugurated imagined coined retrofitted reassembled combined innovated united fathered reedified retrofit redeveloped jerry-built threw up cooked (up) thought (up) rigged (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms dismantled flattened destroyed pulverized struck dismembered disassembled ruined wrecked smashed shattered exploded took down tore down levelled knocked down razed leveled divided devastated detached demolished disengaged ruinated demounted blew up separated disconnected pulled down disjoined disunited See More
随便看	recondensing recondite reconditely reconditeness reconditenesses recondition reconditioned reconditioning reconditionings reconditions reconduct reconfer reconfers reconfess reconfide reconfigurable reconfiguration reconfigurations reconfigure reconfigured reconfigures reconfiguring reconfine reconfined reconfines

confect

verb

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verb