English verb: dream up | |||
1. | dream up (creation) devise or invent | ||
Samples | He thought up a plan to get rich quickly. No-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software. | ||
Examples | Did he dream up his major works over a short period of time? | ||
Synonyms | concoct, hatch, think of, think up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create by mental act, create mentally | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cook up, fabricate, idealise, idealize, invent, make up, manufacture | ||