Concoction vs Preparation - What's the difference?
concoction | preparation |
(obsolete) Digestion (of food etc.).
*, New York Review of Books, 2001, p.260:
The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
A mixture prepared in such a way.
Something made-up, an invention.
(obsolete, figurative) The act of digesting in the mind; rumination.
(obsolete, medicine) Abatement of a morbid process, such as fever, and return to a normal condition.
(obsolete) The act of perfecting or maturing.
(uncountable) The act of preparing or getting ready.
That which is prepared.
(countable) A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.
As nouns the difference between concoction and preparation
is that concoction is (obsolete) digestion (of food etc) while preparation is preparation.concoction
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Noun
(en noun)- [Sorrow] hinders concoction , refrigerates the heart, takes away stomach, colour, and sleep; thickens the blood […].
- (John Donne)
- (Francis Bacon)
preparation
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Noun
- The traditional remedy is a bitter preparation made from steamed herbs.