1. making or preparing something, especially sweets or medicines, by combining ingredients
Usage: present participle of confect

Examples

• The pharmacist was confecting a special remedy for the patient.
• She spent the afternoon confecting elaborate chocolates for the wedding.
• The chef was confecting a new dessert recipe in the kitchen.
• They were confecting traditional candies using an old family recipe.
• The apothecary was confecting herbal medicines from dried plants.
• He was confecting a sweet syrup by slowly heating sugar and water.