Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun confect
1 sense of confect
Sense 1
candy, confect -- (a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts)
=> sweet, confection -- (a food rich in sugar)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb confect
2 senses of confect
Sense 1
confect -- (make or construct)
=> produce, make, create -- (create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries")
Sense 2
confect, confection, comfit -- (make into a confection; "This medicine is home-confected")
=> assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together -- (create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee")