<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to make up, compound, or prepare from ingredients or materials: to confect a herbal remedy for colds.</li><li>to make into a preserve or confection.</li><li>to construct, form, or make: to confect a dress from odds and ends of fabric.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a preserved, candied, or other sweet confection.</li></ul>