drum up

verb

drummed up; drumming up; drums up

transitive verb

1

: to bring about by persistent effort

drum up some business

2

: invent, originate

drum up a new method

Synonyms

• concoct
• construct
• contrive
• cook (up)
• devise
• excogitate
• fabricate
• invent
• make up
• manufacture
• think (up)
• trump up
• vamp (up)

Examples of drum up in a Sentence

anyone who drums up a better way of doing this tedious task will make a fortune

Recent Examples on the Web

Zelensky unveils ‘Victory Plan’ after failing to drum up additional support from allies That’s nothing new for the group, which held its first summit of Brazil, Russia, India and China in 2009 as a convergence of key emerging markets before expanding the following year to include South Africa. —Simone McCarthy, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024

Giorgetti is also drumming up more money by cutting expenses in public administration. —Kali Hays, Fortune Europe, 16 Oct. 2024

The five years spent drumming up Cybercab interest didn’t pay off. —Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Oct. 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to make her first appearance in Flint since launching her presidential candidacy during a Friday night campaign rally to drum up enthusiasm for her White House bid in the final stretch of her campaign against former President Donald Trump. —Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1