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cook
verb
to
prepare
food
by
heating
it
in
any
way
,
such
as
boiling
,
frying
,
or
baking
•
Every
evening
,
Maria
cooks
dinner
for
her
family
.
Every
evening
,
Maria
cooks
dinner
for
her
family
.
•
"
Let
’
s
cook
some
pancakes
for
breakfast
tomorrow
,"
Tom
said
with
a
grin
.
"
Let
’
s
cook
some
pancakes
for
breakfast
tomorrow
,"
Tom
said
with
a
grin
.
Old
English
"
coc
",
from
Latin
"
coquus
"
meaning
“
cook
,
a
person
who
prepares
food
”.
verb
to
dishonestly
change
facts
or
figures
to
make
them
seem
better
or
more
acceptable
•
The
accountant
went
to
jail
after
he
cooked
the
company
’
s
books
.
The
accountant
went
to
jail
after
he
cooked
the
company
’
s
books
.
•
They
tried
to
cook
the
sales
figures
to
impress
investors
.
They
tried
to
cook
the
sales
figures
to
impress
investors
.
Metaphoric
extension
of
the
main
verb
sense
,
first
recorded
in
the
17th
century
,
comparing
dishonest
manipulation
to
mixing
ingredients
.
