comfit
comfit · comfits · comfited · comfiting
To make into a dry sugared confectionTo make into a dry sugared confection.
/ˈkʌmfɪt/
» Children are to be deceived with comfits and men with oaths.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)To make into a dry sugared confection.
make into a confection
Examples
1 sentencesChildren are to be deceived with comfits and men with oaths.
Origin
From Old French confit (“preserved fruit”), from Latin cōnfectum. Doublet of confect, confFrom Old French confit (“preserved fruit”), from Latin cōnfectum. Doublet of confect, confetto, confit, and konfyt. Compare confit.
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Forms
comfits, comfiting, comfited, comfitedSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- make into a confection:confectconfection
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle