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Sense: Verb: devise

Synonyms:

devise , create , make , design , develop , conceive , formulate, think up, hatch , dream up, cook up (informal), come up with (informal), produce

Sense: Verb: fabricate or make up

Synonyms:

fabricate, make up, come up with, concoct, cook up (informal), trump up, manufacture , think up, construct , forge , fake

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