Cook
Cook verb - To change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of.
Design
Design verb - To have in mind as a purpose or goal.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Among art and design circles, a customer stating that the artist has "Total Artistic Freedom" for a project is often seen as being synonymous with "I have no idea what I want, so cook something up yourself".
Source: Freedom from Choice - An example with the achievement system: There is an achievement to cook every food added in Wrath, but several of those recipes were removed before retail due to a change in design philosophy.
Source: Dummied Out / MMORPG -
Taken literally on Cook-Off, as it's a deliberate design by the developers, but requires mistakes on the player's part.
Source: Video Game / PAYDAY 2
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