dream up

verb

devise or invent (Freq. 3)

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He thought up a plan to get rich quickly

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no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software

• Syn: ↑think up, ↑think of, ↑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:

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Somebody ——s something

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Did he dream up his major works over a short period of time?

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transitive verb

: to invent, devise, or concoct especially in an outburst of artistic improvisation or an unbridled flight of fancy

the most fantastic rumors he could dream up — Joseph Millard

all the magnificent plans they're dreaming up — Bennett Cerf

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dream up

To plan in the mind, often unrealistically

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Main Entry: ↑dream

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ˌdream ˈup [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they dream up he/she/it dreams up present participle dreaming up past tense dreamed up dreamt up past participle dreamed up dreamt up] phrasal verb

to think of a new idea or plan, especially one that is silly or unusual

He was continually dreaming up schemes to expand his business.

Thesaurus: to make plans or arrangements_synonym

Main entry: dream

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dream up [phrasal verb]

dream up (something) also dream (something) up : to think of or invent (something) in your mind

He dreams up all sorts of fantastic adventures.

She tries a lot of new recipes that she dreams up herself.

They dreamed up a plan to get the information.

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Main Entry: ↑dream