Contrive and Conceive

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Contrive

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

Usage example: contrived abstract metal sculptures using old household utensils

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Conceive is a synonym for contrive in originate topic. In some cases you can use "Conceive" instead a verb "Contrive", when it comes to topics like planned.

Nearby Words: contrivance, contriving, contriver

Conceive

Conceive verb - To form a mental picture of.

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Contrive is a synonym for conceive in think up topic. You can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Conceive", if it concerns topics such as hatch, originate, create, planned.

Nearby Words: conception, conceit, concept, conceivable, conceiving

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reason	contrive reason	conceive reason
way	contrive way	conceive way
plan	contrive plan	conceive plan
john	contrive john	conceive john
Other words: reasons.

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