concocted

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Why do some anti-feminists keep insisting that 'anti-feminist' is a derogatory label concocted by feminists?

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  1. transitive verb To prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking.
  2. transitive verb To devise, using skill and intelligence; contrive: concoct a mystery story.

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  • But in the situation I concocted, there was really only one loaf: just different ways it could relate to different people.
  • It was a homemade hangover restorative she'd concocted, and she shuddered as she experimented on herself. —  Charlaine Harris - Southern Vamp 07 - All Together Dead
  • This illegal act is another successful step towards destroying the Palestinian cause and entrenching Israel's aspirations of expanding their control over Palestinian land and deepening their legitimacy in doing so in the eyes of a global community drunk on an Israeli-concocted legal ploy, backed by a tremendous media machine. —  Palestine Chronicle - Headlines
  • He says critics allege the Times "concocted" the story. —  Sound Politics
  • Because it concocted, for the first time, a real magic world, and gave those who live in it - Harry, Hermione, Ron, and the lot - real weight as characters. —  Harry Potter's Page :: Feed Your Harry Potter Addiction ::
 

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