Bear and Contrive

Bear

Bear verb - To bring forth from the womb.

Contrive and bear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Bear".

Nearby Words: bearing, bearish, bearer, bearskin, beared

Contrive

Contrive verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.

Bear and contrive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bear" instead a verb "Contrive".

Nearby Words: contrivance, contriving, contriver

Common collocations

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