dream up

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dream up

verb dreams up · dreaming up · dreamed up · dreamt up

  1. To have an imaginative, unusual or foolish idea, to invent something unreal. It's as if he were giving a performance of some character he's dreamed up, and his pale eyes wander in search of effect even in his apparently wildest moments.

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verb have an imaginative, unusual or foolish idea, invent something unreal

Españolelucubrar
Portuguêselucubrar, lucubrar
Françaisimaginer, inventer
Deutscherträumen, sich ausmalen, sich ausdenken, zusammenspinnen
Русскийвы́думать výdumatʹ, выду́мывать vydúmyvatʹ

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@misc{dream_up_2026,
  title = {dream up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dream%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}