think up

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verb

devise or invent (Freq. 2)
- He thought up a plan to get rich quickly
- no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software
• Syn:
think of, dream up, hatch, concoct
• Derivationally related forms:
concoction (for: concoct)
• Hypernyms:
create by mental act, create mentally
• Hyponyms:
idealize, idealise, fabricate, manufacture, cook up,
make up, invent
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Did he think up his major works over a short period of time?