confect: Meaning and Definition of

con•fect

Pronunciation: (v.kun-fekt'n.kon'fekt), [key]
— v.t.
  1. to make up, compound, or prepare from ingredients or materials: to confect a herbal remedy for colds.
  2. to make into a preserve or confection.
  3. to construct, form, or make: to confect a dress from odds and ends of fabric.
—n.
  1. a preserved, candied, or other sweet confection.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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