English > dream up: 1 sense > verb 1, creation| Meaning | devise or invent / invent. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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| Model | Did he dream up his major works over a short period of time? |
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| Synonyms | think up, think of, hatch, concoct |
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| Narrower | fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent | make up something artificial or untrue |
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| idealize, idealise | form ideals |
| Broader | create by mental act, create mentally | Create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands |
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| See also | dream | have a daydream |
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| Spanish | confeccionar, elaborar, encubar, pensar en, soñar, tramar, urdir |
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| Catalan | confeccionar, tramar |
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