Synset:contrive devise excogitate forge formulate
Examples:
- excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
Derivationally Related Form:contrivanceformuladevisingexcogitationinventiondeviserexcogitatorformulationdevisalinventiveinventor
Hypernyms:create by mental act create mentally
Inherited Hypernyms:inventcreate by mental actmake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Did he --- his major works over a short period of time? (apply to: formulate, devise, contrive, invent)