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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While many celebrities outsource the work of bringing holiday cheer to their sprawling estates—showing off towering Christmas trees and colorful décor dreamed up by interior designers and stylists—former NBA champion and MVP Dwyane Wade is hands-on. Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 14 Nov. 2025 The joy of setting a beautiful table and the convenience of throwaway dishes are no longer mutually exclusive thanks to Pavilion, a design-forward paper plate company dreamed up by a pair of grad school classmates. Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025 View gallery - 6 images You could be forgiven for thinking that this extraordinary building was dreamed up as some sort of alien megastructure for a sci-fi movie. New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025 Stage directors and performers have attempted to excavate and animate that ambiguity, first dreamed up by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen in Hedda Gabler, for over a century. Rory Doherty, Time, 29 Oct. 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 23 Nov. 2025.

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