Contrive
Contrive verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.
Conceive of and contrive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Conceive of" instead a verb "Contrive".
Conceive of
Conceive of verb - Form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case.
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Synonyms for Conceive of
Contrive and conceive of are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Conceive of".
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Related pairs
- project and contrive
- project and conceive of
- invent and contrive
- invent and conceive of
- imagine and contrive
- imagine and conceive of
- conceive and contrive
- conceive and conceive of
- visualize and contrive
- visualize and conceive of
- think up and contrive
- think up and conceive of
- think and contrive
- think and conceive of
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