concoct

Everyday

1. To mix ingredients together to make a drink, potion or dish, often a strange one. tree →
2. To invent a plan, story or excuse, often a false one. tree →

In the lessons

in tales, a clever or sly person makes up a plot, or a witch mixes a potion

Examples

• The witch concocted a potion in her pot. tree →
• Iktomi concocted a clever plot to trick the animals. tree →
• They concocted a silly excuse for being late. tree →

Note

nothing for maths