cook
Translation
to cook, to prepare food, to falsify
Examples
I like to cook pasta.
I like to cook pasta.
He cooked the books to hide his theft.
He cooked the books to hide his theft.
Grammar Patterns
to cook ((sth.)) to prepare (food) by heating it I like to cook pasta.
to cook ((sb.)) ((sth.)) to prepare (sth.) for (sb.) She cooked him a nice meal.
to cook the books to falsify financial records He cooked the books to hide his theft.
Similar Words
Synonyms: prepare, heat, bake; falsify, manipulate
Etymology
From Latin 'coquus' (a cook, noun), related to 'coquere' (to cook).
Memory Tips
A fundamental word. The figurative sense 'cook the books' means to prepare false information, just as you'd prepare food.