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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The Oscar winner, 53, dressed in head-to-toe orange for her Late Night with Seth Meyers appearance on Monday night, a bold color choice with significance dreamed up by her Marty Supreme costar Timothée Chalamet. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025 Scientists have spotted formations that challenge our understanding of physics, and theorists have dreamed up megastructures that could power entire civilizations. Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025 And as people live longer, the protection from therapies scientists haven’t even dreamed up yet may be more urgently needed than ever. Alice Park, Time, 15 Dec. 2025 But rather than simply dreaming up a contemporary chalet with Tartufoli, Bozzi de Brabant and her husband decided to create a residence that felt both of its place and of a piece with the venerable homes that dot the Engadin landscape. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 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 22 Dec. 2025.

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