Comfit (Verb)
Meaning
Make into a confection; "This medicine is home-confected".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- She carefully confectioned the sugared fruits to use as decorations for the wedding cake.
- The apothecary would often confect digestive remedies from natural ingredients found in the nearby woods.
- In order to disguise the unpleasant taste of the prescription, the pharmacist tried to confect a pleasant-tasting liquid with sugar and herbs.
- Her grandmother was renowned for her ability to confect edible gems from ordinary fruit and spices.
- This doctor decided to home-confected remedies from organic produce for the family's general health.