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Concoct — Con*coct , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concocted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Concocting}.] [L. concoctus, p. p. of concoquere to cook together, to digest, mature; con + coquere to cook. See {Cook}.] 1. To digest; to convert into nourishment by the organs of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plot — [n1] plan, scheme artifice, booby trap*, cabal, collusion, complicity, connivance, conniving, conspiracy, contrivance, covin, design, device, fix, frame, frame up*, game, intrigue, little game*, machination, maneuver, practice, ruse, scam, setup … New thesaurus
concoct — [v] formulate, think up ad lib, batch*, brew*, compound, contrive, cook up, create, design, devise, discover, dream up, envisage, envision, fabricate, frame*, hatch, invent, make up, mature, originate, plan, plot, prefab*, prepare, project,… … New thesaurus
plot — 1. noun 1) a plot to overthrow him Syn: conspiracy, intrigue, secret plan; machinations 2) the plot of her novel Syn: story line, story, scenario, action, thread; formal diegesis 3) … Thesaurus of popular words
plot — Synonyms and related words: acreage, acres, action, allotment, anagnorisis, angle, anticipate, approach, architectonics, architecture, area, argument, arrange, art, artful dodge, artifice, atmosphere, await, background, be destined, be fated, be… … Moby Thesaurus
concoct — Synonyms and related words: accessory, accompanying, adjuvant, admix, alloy, amalgamate, ancillary, angle, assemble, attendant, attending, beget, bemingle, blend, breed, brew, bring forth, bring into being, build, cabal, call into being, cast,… … Moby Thesaurus
plot — I. n. 1. Plat, piece of ground. 2. Plan (of a piece of land), draught, sketch, outline. 3. Scheme (especially for a bad purpose), stratagem, conspiracy, intrigue, cabal, machination, plan, project, combination. 4. Story, intrigue. 5. Contrivance … New dictionary of synonyms
concoct — v. a. Devise, plan, plot, contrive, design, invent, project, brew, frame, mature, prepare, hatch … New dictionary of synonyms
concoct — v 1. prepare, cook, cook up, make; compose, combine, mix, put together; get up, Inf. rustle up, muster up. 2. devise, contrive, cogitate, excogitate; think up, dream up, make up, conjure up. Inf. cook up; plot, compass, design, germinate; fashion … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
plot — n 1. secret plan, scheme, intrigue, counterplot, machination; procedure, plan of action, tactics, maneuvers, stratagems, strategy; complot, conspiracy, confederacy, cabal. 2. main story, story line, action, intrigue; chain of events or incidents; … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
