| VERB | creation | think up, think of, dream up, hatch, concoct | devise or invent / invent |
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| Meaning | devise or invent / invent. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | Did he think up his major works over a short period of time? | |
| Synonyms | think of, dream up, hatch, concoct | |
| Narrower | fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent | make up something artificial or untrue |
| idealize, idealise | form ideals | |
| Broader | create by mental act, create mentally | Create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands |
| See also | think | use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments |
| Spanish | confeccionar, elaborar, encubar, pensar en, soñar, tramar, urdir | |
| Catalan | confeccionar, tramar | |
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