cuisiner

Senses

1. 1.

   to cook

   to prepare food by applying heat

2. 2.

   to concoct; to devise

   to create or prepare something, often with scheming or improvisation (figurative)

Examples

• "Je cuisine souvent le soir après le travail."

  I often cook in the evening after work.

• "Il cuisine une nouvelle stratégie pour l'élection."

  He is cooking up a new strategy for the election.

• "Elle aime cuisiner des plats italiens."

  She likes to cook Italian dishes.

Usage

Common everyday verb; conjugates regularly. The figurative sense (to concoct, scheme) is informal but well-established. Note that English "to cook up" parallels the French figurative usage.