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dream up

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dreamed up or dreamt up; dreaming up; dreams up

Definition of dream up

transitive verb

: to form in the mind : devise, concoct

First Known Use of dream up

1837, in the meaning defined above

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“Dream up.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dream%20up. Accessed 11 December 2019.

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