Contrive and Found

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

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

Found verb - To be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of.

Usage example: John Harvard did not actually found the university that now bears his name

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Contrive and found are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Found".

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