Meaning of dream up | Babel Free

Definitions

To have an imaginative, unusual or foolish idea, to invent something unreal.

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Examples

“It's as if he were giving a performance of some character he's dreamed up, and his pale eyes wander in search of effect even in his apparently wildest moments.”

“I am not arguing that I can dream up any reality I like.”

“Since he had no way of returning to his homeland, and since remembering it made him suffer, he dreamed up a homeland he'd never had, […]”

“Couldn't somebody have dreamt up a goddamn beach?”

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