dream up

verb

dreamed up or dreamt up; dreaming up; dreams up

transitive verb

: to form in the mind : devise, concoct

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As is argued in my upcoming book The Deficit Delusion, the bigger the take of Social Security from general revenues, the fewer opportunities for politicians on either side to dream up new ways of spending our money. John Tamny, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 Alex Garland dreamed up 28 Days Later… in the early 2000s, there was no Zombie Entertainment Industrial Complex outside of the Romero classics and Resident Evil. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025 Magnolia Citrus Grove Candle Gaines and her team dreamed up this candle that smells like a walk through a citrus grove with notes of tahini lime, bergamot, and clementine for a fresh, clean scent. Maggie Horton, People.com, 7 June 2025 It was dreamed up by Esben Weile Kjær, a 33-year-old Danish art star. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for dream up

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dream up was in 1837

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“Dream up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dream%20up. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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