Confect (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make into a confection; "This medicine is home-confected".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The sweets are carefully confeited into decorative shapes for holidays.
- They are using fruit to confect homemade candies as gifts.
- These skilled chefs will confect intricate sugar sculptures.
- The artist combines traditional and modern techniques to confect a diverse collection of confections.
- Her grandmother showed her how to confect preserves using fresh fruits from their garden.
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Meaning 2
Make or construct.
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The children used their imagination to confect a fantasy world in their backyard.
- Skilled artisans were hired to confect intricate stone carvings for the new cathedral.
- The master chef took great pride in being able to confect elaborate desserts.
- She spent years learning the art of pastry-making and eventually opened a shop where she could confect all sorts of sweet treats.
- Local craftsmen were brought in to confect custom furniture for the historic mansion's restoration.