CONCOCT, CONCOCTION
NOUNS
► EXODUS OIL a magic concoction, used to drive people away → 1947 Amer. dial.
► SAUCE-MEDLEY a concoction; an incongruous mixture → 1579 obs.
VERBS
► COOK UP to concoct, to contrive, often dishonestly → 1655 colloq.
► DECOCT to concoct, to prepare, to devise → 1602 obs.
► FABULATE to concoct, to invent, to fabricate → 1856
► FABULIZE to concoct, to invent → 1633 obs.
► FAKE ► FAKE UP to concoct or devise, esp. for a deceptive purpose → 1889 sl.