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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONFECT

From Latin confectus prepared, from conficere to accomplish, from com- (intensive) + facere to make.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CONFECT

confect  [kənˈfɛkt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONFECT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Confect is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb confect in English.

WHAT DOES CONFECT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

confect

Confit

Confit is a generic term for various kinds of food that have been cooked in oil or sugar water. Sealed and stored in a cool, dark place, confit can last for several months. Confit is one of the oldest ways to preserve food, and is a speciality of southwestern France.

Definition of confect in the English dictionary

The definition of confect in the dictionary is to prepare by combining ingredients. Other definition of confect is to make; construct.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONFECT

PRESENT

Present
I confect
you confect
he/she/it confects
we confect
you confect
they confect
Present continuous
I am confecting
you are confecting
he/she/it is confecting
we are confecting
you are confecting
they are confecting
Present perfect
I have confected
you have confected
he/she/it has confected
we have confected
you have confected
they have confected
Present perfect continuous
I have been confecting
you have been confecting
he/she/it has been confecting
we have been confecting
you have been confecting
they have been confecting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I confected
you confected
he/she/it confected
we confected
you confected
they confected
Past continuous
I was confecting
you were confecting
he/she/it was confecting
we were confecting
you were confecting
they were confecting
Past perfect
I had confected
you had confected
he/she/it had confected
we had confected
you had confected
they had confected
Past perfect continuous
I had been confecting
you had been confecting
he/she/it had been confecting
we had been confecting
you had been confecting
they had been confecting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will confect
you will confect
he/she/it will confect
we will confect
you will confect
they will confect
Future continuous
I will be confecting
you will be confecting
he/she/it will be confecting
we will be confecting
you will be confecting
they will be confecting
Future perfect
I will have confected
you will have confected
he/she/it will have confected
we will have confected
you will have confected
they will have confected
Future perfect continuous
I will have been confecting
you will have been confecting
he/she/it will have been confecting
we will have been confecting
you will have been confecting
they will have been confecting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would confect
you would confect
he/she/it would confect
we would confect
you would confect
they would confect
Conditional continuous
I would be confecting
you would be confecting
he/she/it would be confecting
we would be confecting
you would be confecting
they would be confecting
Conditional perfect
I would have confect
you would have confect
he/she/it would have confect
we would have confect
you would have confect
they would have confect
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been confecting
you would have been confecting
he/she/it would have been confecting
we would have been confecting
you would have been confecting
they would have been confecting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you confect
we let´s confect
you confect
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to confect
Past participle
confected
Present Participle
confecting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONFECT


affect
əˈfɛkt
aftereffect
ˈɑːftərɪˌfɛkt
coinfect
ˌkəʊɪnˈfɛkt
counterfect
ˈkaʊntəˌfɛkt
defect
dɪˈfɛkt
disaffect
ˌdɪsəˈfɛkt
disinfect
ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛkt
effect
ɪˈfɛkt
infect
ɪnˈfɛkt
praefect
ˈpriːfɛkt
prefect
ˈpriːfɛkt
redefect
ˌriːdɪˈfɛkt
reinfect
ˌriːɪnˈfɛkt
subprefect
ˈsʌbˌpriːfɛkt
suffect
ˈsʌfɛkt
transfect
trænsˈfɛkt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONFECT

confarreation
confection
confectionaries
confectionary
confectioner
confectioner´s
confectioner´s shop
confectioneries
confectioners´ sugar
confectionery
confectionery sugar
Confed.
confederacies
confederacy
confederal
confederate
Confederate States of America
confederation
confederationism
confederationist

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONFECT

butterfly effect
Hall effect
halo effect
hearing defect
imperfect
in effect
knock-on effect
law of effect
letter-perfect
multiplier effect
past perfect
perfect
pluperfect
present perfect
ripple effect
side effect
sound effect
superinfect
take effect
toxic effect

Synonyms and antonyms of confect in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «confect» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONFECT

Find out the translation of confect to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of confect from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «confect» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

配制
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

confect
570 millions of speakers

English

confect
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

CONFECT
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شوكلاته
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сладости
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

confect
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

confect
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

confect
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Confect
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

confect
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

こしらえる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

confect
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Confect
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

confect
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

confect
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Confect
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

CONFECT
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

confect
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

confect
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

солодощі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

CONFECT
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

confect
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

CONFECT
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

confect
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

bake sammen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of confect

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFECT»

The term «confect» is regularly used and occupies the 81.120 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFECT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «confect» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «confect» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about confect

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONFECT»

Discover the use of confect in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to confect and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ingredient Interactions: Effects on Food Quality
18. E. H. Steiner, Manuf. Confect. 52(9):24 (1972). 19. W. E. Pieper, Manuf. Confect. 66(6):117 (1986). 20. W. Heimann and A. Fincke, Lebensm. Untersuch. Forsch. 117:297 (1962). 21. W. Heimann and A. Fincke, Lebensm. Untersuch. Forsch.
Anilkumar G. Gaonkar, 1995
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Confectionery and Chocolate Engineering: Principles and ...
Confect Prod 35 (10): 651–655. Cakebread, S.H. (1970a) Confectionery ingredients – Composition and properties, Part VII. Confect Prod 36 (7): 436–437. Cakebread, S.H. (1970b) Confectionery ingredients – Composition and properties, Part ...
Ferenc Mohos, 2010
3
A dictionary of terms used in medicine and the collateral ...
Cinnamomi cortex gr. v. to Qj. Cinnamomi oleum TqJ. to Tl\,iv. Colchici radix gr. j. to gr. v. Colocynthidis pulpa gr. iij. to ^ss. Confect. amygdalae gss. to gj. Confect. aromatica gr. x. to gj. Confect. aurantii corticis.gj. to gj. Confect caEsiae gj. to gj.
Richard Dennis Hoblyn, 1865
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Kirk-Othmer Food and Feed Technology
6. J. C. Hoskin and P.S. Dimick, in S.T. Beckett, ed., Industrial Chocolate Manufacture and Use, 2nd ed. Blackie New York, 1994, p. 111, chapt. 8. 7. H. R. Riedl, Confect. Prod. 40(5), 193 (1974). 8. A. W. Knapp and A. Churchman, J. Soc . Chem.
5
The works of William Shakespeare: The plays edited from the ...
a goodly comit—-confect ; a sweet gallant surely " : — Thus the folio, with a comma, of course, instead of our dash, between ' count' and ' confect.' Beatrice here is “ huddling jest upon jest with impossible conveyance." Her wit and her anger ...
William Shakespeare, 1859
6
Mathematisch Zinnen-Confect, of Wiskundige Uytspanningen Ter ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Paul Halcken, Jacob Oostwoud, 2010
7
"Annual report of computerized statistical information on ...
Other Sugar Connect Other Sugar Confect Other Sugar Confect Other Sugar Confect Other Sugar Confect Other Sugar Confect Other Sugar Confect onery without Cocoa onery without Cocoa onery without Cocoa onery without Cocoa onery ...
IICA-Barbados
8
A physical vade-mecum: or, Fifth gift of Theophilus ...
41 fi II Confect. Fracast. 56. euro Calom. gr. X. bit nocte, dein Tirtct. Sacra eum Syrup. de Spin. Or». Ma 5* f 9 Cons. Ftacastor gr. xy. cum Calooi. gr. iij. oroni nocte. Mo. 56 fi 3 Confect. Fracafior. S'y cum Cilom. gr. xi j- nocte. fi 60 Cons. F. acastor ...
Robert Poole, 1741
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The Modern Practice of Physick, etc
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Robert THOMAS (M.D.), 1813
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Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae ...
aug' 1632, concessit J oh' Talbott quendfi afiual' red it' 10L exeun' ex Bib} ter' suis in baron' de Dunbrody, Q term' 10 annor', gut; l'act' 1nde confect', cujus tenor etiam sequit' in ori ', apparet.-—§ ' Osbern', Hen' Croften, 8: Rob' Whitney, ult' ie ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONFECT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term confect is used in the context of the following news items.
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State of Origin: Queensland, the outrage over NSW Blues forward …
We can confect outrage with the world's best. It would not surprise anyone in Queensland if the ABC was somehow behind Klemmer's absolute ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
After Obergefell: The Effects on Law, Culture, and Religion
Hodges, the Supreme Court didn't just confect a new right to same-sex civil marriage. In some ways, it inaugurated a new phase in American ... «Catholic World Report, Jun 15»
3
Toughen up and use social media to fight activism
... untruths, they are largely the authors of their own misfortune. Untruths can only confect outrage when they remain uncorrected by industry. «The Australian Financial Review, Jun 15»
4
The economic case against austerity in the UK is overwhelming. So …
Either they would have to deny the rationality of the markets, thus entirely abandoning the case for so-called sound finance, or confect a ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
5
Claims 'confected' ice epidemic harming alcohol programs
I don't really understand why there has been this need to confect an ice epidemic, because there is no ice epidemic. SIMON LAUDER: The ... «ABC Online, Jun 15»
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Zaky Mallah's Q&A invite or Tony Abbott's reaction – which was …
... record of injecting panels and audiences with rabble-rousers, contrarians and dogmatists, the better to confect controversy and build ratings. «The Age, Jun 15»
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Rundle: Captain Tony's pleasure cruise is taking on water, and fast
Do you really think that Tony and Rupert won't be able to confect another terrorism panic and scratch the racist underbelly of your average ... «Crikey, Jun 15»
8
Moral compass follows the votes for Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten
... the Greens don't think they need to block good policy. And they don't think they need to confect any reasons to argue that Abbott is unfair. «WA today, Jun 15»
9
Six takeaways from the Danish elections
... of its seats in parliament but won power. Why? Because its coalition partners gained enough votes to confect a majority for him in parliament. «Politico, Jun 15»
10
Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens plainly thinks we are going …
His ineptness sucked air from efforts by Abbott to employ public funds to confect a public relations terrorism and citizenship crisis for partisan ... «WA today, Jun 15»

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