confect
Prepare sweet treats
To confect is to make something by combining ingredients or elements, typically something elaborate or sweet.
The word appears most often in its noun form confection, meaning a candy or elaborate sweet, or something artfully constructed: a confection of lace and silk.
The verb suggests careful assembly: She confected an excuse from half-truths.
Invent or devise
- deviseCreate through ingenuity
- fabricateInvent or manufacture
- composeCreate or arrange
- formulateCreate methodically
invent · construct · assemble · fashion · craft · prepare · produce · manufacture
Filled chocolate candy
- sweetmeatCandied fruit or confection
- pralineNut and sugar candy
- trufflePrized subterranean edible
- fondantSmooth, moldable cake covering
marzipan · nougat · toffee · fudge · caramel · lollipop · jellybean · taffy
Keep from being depleted
- jamCooked fruit spread
- marmaladeCitrus preserve with peel
- candied fruitProduce preserved in sugar
- crystallizedFormed solid structure
preserved · sugared · fruit paste · quince paste · citron · compote · chutney · fruit leather
French pastry shop
- chocolatierMaker of cocoa sweets
- candy shopRetail sweets establishment
- sweet shopRetailer of confections
- bakeryShop selling fresh loaves
sweetmeats · pastry · treats · delicacies · indulgences
concoct
Invent or devise
formulate · invent · construct · assemble · fashion · craft · prepare · produce · manufacture · blend
bonbon
Filled chocolate candy
fondant · marzipan · nougat · toffee · fudge · caramel · lollipop · jellybean · taffy · licorice
conserve
Keep from being depleted
- jamCooked fruit spread
- marmaladeCitrus preserve with peel
- candied fruitProduce preserved in sugar
crystallized · preserved · sugared · fruit paste · quince paste · citron · compote · chutney · fruit leather
patisserie
French pastry shop
- chocolatierMaker of cocoa sweets
- candy shopRetail sweets establishment
- sweet shopRetailer of confections
bakery · sweetmeats · pastry · treats · delicacies · indulgences
confectdisassemble
Separate into parts
dismantle · take apart · dismember · deconstruct · demount
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