brew vs confection

brew

verb
  • To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering. 

  • To heat wine, infusing it with spices; to mull. 

  • To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water. 

  • To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer. 

  • To make a hot soup by combining ingredients and boiling them in water. 

  • To make beer by steeping a starch source in water and fermenting the resulting sweet liquid with yeast. 

  • To foment or prepare, as by brewing 

noun
  • A serving of beer. 

  • A cup of tea. 

  • The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage, such as tea or beer. 

  • An overhanging hill or cliff. 

confection

verb
  • To make into a confection, prepare as a confection. 

noun
  • The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction. 

  • A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake. 

  • The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something. 

  • A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary. 

How often have the words brew and confection occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )