Definitions

think up

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cause v.
coin v.
conceive v.
design v.
devise v.
dream v.
dream up v.
envisage/envision v.
envision v.
excogitate v.
fabricate v.
fancy v.
hatch v.
imagine v.
invent v.
manufacture v.
mastermind v.
mint v.
originate v.

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cause

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begin create generate induce lead to make precipitate produce provoke

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brainstorm breed compel effect elicit engender evoke hatch incite introduce kickoff kindle let motivate muster occasion open originate revert secure

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be at the bottom of break in break the ice bring to pass come out with cook up dream up fire up get things rolling give rise to make up result in sow the seeds start the ball rolling work up

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destroy discourage end halt prevent ruin stop

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block close cover delay deter finish hide hinder impede keep obstruct repress

VERB

coin

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brainstorm compose conceive contrive counterfeit fabricate forge formulate frame manufacture mint mold originate spark spitball stamp strike

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dream up head trip make up make up off the top of one's head trump up

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demolish destroy ruin stop wreck

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conceive

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design develop devise dream up envision formulate originate produce realize visualize

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brainstorm cogitate consider contrive envisage fancy feature form image imagine meditate ponder project purpose ruminate spark speculate

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become pregnant cook up depicture head trip make up spitball trump up

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end result

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destroy dismiss disregard forget ignore neglect ruin stop

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abort misunderstand not believe

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design

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compose devise fashion form invent produce

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contrive fabricate frame originate

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cook up dream up make up

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destroy ruin

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demolish wreck

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disorder disorganize

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devise

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arrange come up with concoct construct craft create design discover forge formulate hatch invent mastermind prepare work out

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ad-lib blueprint brainstorm cast chart cogitate contrive form frame imagine improvise intrigue machinate plan plot project scheme shape spark vamp

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cook up dope out fake it get off head trip make up play it by ear throw together trump up whip up

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destroy disorder disorganize ruin

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forget ignore neglect stop

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borrow

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dream

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conceive crave daydream fantasize invent think visualize

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brainstorm concoct create devise envisage fancy formulate hallucinate hanker hatch hunger idealize imagine long for picture pine sigh stargaze thirst

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be delirious be moonstruck be up in clouds build castles in air cook up have a flash have a nightmare have a notion have a vision make up search for pot of gold

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dream up

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contrive devise hatch invent

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cook up create frame imagine make up spin

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envisage/envision

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anticipate behold conceive conceptualize contemplate externalize fancy feature foresee form mental picture of grasp have a picture of image imagine look upon materialize objectify predict realize regard see survey view view in mind's eye vision visualize

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envision

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anticipate conceive contemplate envisage foresee predict realize regard see visualize

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behold conceptualize externalize fancy feature grasp image imagine materialize objectify survey view

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look upon vision

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disregard ignore look away neglect

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excogitate

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conceive consider contemplate contrive deliberate derive develop devise educe evolve frame invent mind ponder ruminate study weigh

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mull over perpend think out work out

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decrease destroy discard disregard forget halt ignore neglect stop

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fabricate

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assemble concoct construct contrive dream up formulate invent

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brainstorm build compose create devise erect fashion form frame join make mix organize produce shape structure

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cobble up cook up fit together head trip knock together make up piece together prefab put together throw together throw up turn out whip up whomp up

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demolish destroy ruin

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disarrange divide neglect raze separate

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break tell the truth wreck

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fancy

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visualize

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believe conceive conjecture envisage envision fantasize feature guess image infer phantom picture realize reckon spark spitball suppose surmise think vision

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be inclined to think dream up head trip make up make up off top of one's head think likely trump up

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hatch

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breed come up with conceive concoct devise dream up formulate incubate invent originate spawn

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bear brainstorm brood cause contrive design engender generate induce make occasion parent plot prepare procreate produce project provoke scheme set sire spitball

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bring forth cook up get up give birth lay eggs make up throw together trump up whip up work up

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destroy

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discourage disorganize dissuade end finish halt hinder kill neglect prevent refuse ruin stop

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imagine

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brainstorm conceptualize create depict devise envisage envision fabricate fancy fantasize fantasy feature figure form frame harbor image invent nurture perceive picture plan project realize scheme spark visualize

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build castles in air conjure up cook up make up pipe dream see in one's mind think of vision

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break destroy disregard ignore neglect ruin tell the truth

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know

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invent

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concoct forge

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equivocate fake falsify feign fib lie misrepresent misstate pretend prevaricate simulate vamp

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conjure up create out of thin air make believe make up tell a white lie tell untruth trump up

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be honest tell the truth

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steal

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manufacture

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create fabricate produce

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contrive devise hatch

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cook up make up trump up

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destroy ruin

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mastermind

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organize

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author

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mint

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cast construct devise fabricate fashion forge invent issue make mold monetize produce provide punch stamp strike

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make up

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break demolish destroy dismantle lose raze ruin take tell the truth

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originate

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conceive develop discover evolve found generate hatch initiate invent produce spark spawn

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cause coin compose form formulate inaugurate innovate institute launch make parent pioneer procreate start

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break the ice bring about come up with give birth to open up set in motion set up usher in

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cease decrease destroy end halt stop

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finish kill prevent ruin

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effect result terminate

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think up

Borgli’s deft mixture of punchy dark humor and thorny subjects makes for a distinctly American movie that only a Norwegian could think up.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

When asked whether he’d had any doubts about the feasibility of the intricately choreographed construction project, Hyman replied, “I think up until about last week.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

It’s about as dramatic a business narrative as you could think up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

Together, they think up things that would never come out of a conference room or the kind of coffee meeting that has a calendar invite.

From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2023

Nobody could think up a new strategy as he could.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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