Concoct
Concoct verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.
Usage example: trying to concoct an explanation for how the lamp got broken by itself
Nearby Words: concoction, concocting
Conceive
Conceive verb - To form a mental picture of.
Usage example: it takes an idealist to conceive a world without war, and an activist to make it happen
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