Recipe

  • 31recipe — noun 1) a tasty recipe Syn: cooking instructions/directions; archaic receipt 2) a recipe for success Syn: means/way of achieving, prescription, formula, blueprint …

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  • 32recipe — /ˈrɛsəpi / (say resuhpee) noun 1. any formula, especially one for preparing a dish in cookery. 2. a course of action leading to a specified outcome: recipe for success; recipe for disaster. {Middle English, from Latin: take, imperative of… …

  • 33recipe — noun Etymology: Latin, take, imperative of recipere to take, receive more at receive Date: 1584 1. prescription 4a 2. a set of instructions for making something from various ingredients 3. a formula or procedure for doing or attaining something < …

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  • 34recipe — noun /ˈɹɛs.ɪ.pi,ˈɹɛs.ə.pi/ a) A formula for preparing or using a medicine; a prescription; also, a medicine prepared from such instructions. His new approach is definitely a recipe for success. b) Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture&#8230; …

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  • 35recipe — See receipt, recipe …

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  • 36recipe — [14] Recipe originated as the imperative form of Latin recipere ‘receive, take’ (source of English receive). It was commonly used in Latin, reciprocal 416 and occasionally English, lists of ingredients for medicines and dishes (as in ‘Take three&#8230; …

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  • 37recipe — rè·ci·pe s.m.inv., lat. TS med. nelle ricette mediche, indicazione usata per introdurre una prescrizione (abbr. R., Rec., Rp.) | estens., ricetta, rimedio {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XIII. ETIMO: lat. recipe propr. prendi , imp. di recipĕre …

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  • 38recipe — [ rɛsɪpi] noun 1》 a set of instructions for preparing a dish. 2》 something likely to lead to a particular outcome: high interest rates are a recipe for disaster. 3》 archaic a medical prescription. Origin ME: from L., lit. receive! , imperative of …

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  • 39recipe — noun a recipe for success Syn: formula, prescription, blueprint …

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  • 40recipe — rec•i•pe [[t]ˈrɛs ə pi[/t]] n. pl. pes 1) a set of instructions for making or preparing something, esp. a food dish 2) a medical prescription 3) a method to attain a desired end: a recipe for a happy marriage[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME &LT;&#8230; …

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