<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to prepare or make by combining ingredients, especially in cooking: We concocted a meal from leftovers since no one had time to stop at the store.</li><li>to devise; make up; contrive: He'll have to concoct an excuse for his absence if he wants to keep the job.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>hatch</li><li>fabricate</li><li>invent</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>