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Verbs for Innovation and Creation

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to coin
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to improvise
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to innovate
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to devise
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to invent
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to patent
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to create
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to design
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to engineer
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to contrive
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to formulate
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to conceive
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to come up with
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to think up
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to cook up
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to concoct
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to dream up
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to hit on
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to conceptualize
to coin
to coin
Verb
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to create a new word, phrase, or expression

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The scientist coined a term to describe the unique behavior observed in the experiment.
Shakespeare is credited with coining many words and phrases still in use today.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to improvise
to improvise
Verb
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ɪ
m
m
p
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e

to create or make something using whatever materials or resources are available

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transitive
to innovate
to innovate
Verb
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ɪ
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n
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ə
v
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e

to introduce new ideas, methods, or products to improve or change the current way of doing things

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intransitive
to devise
to devise
Verb
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d
e
ɪ
v
v
i
s
s
e

to design or invent a new thing or method after much thinking

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transitive
to invent
to invent
Verb
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ɪ
n
n
v
v
e
ɛ
n
n
t
t

to make or design something that did not exist before

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transitive
to patent
to patent
Verb
p
p
a
æ
t
t
e
ə
n
n
t
t

to obtain legal ownership and protection for an invention or innovation

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transitive
to create
to create
Verb
c
k
r
r
ea
ieɪ
t
t
e

to bring something into existence or make something happen

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transitive
to design
to design
Verb
d
d
e
ɪ
s
z
i
g
n
n

to imagine, think about, or plan something mentally

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transitive
to engineer
to engineer
Verb
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ɛ
n
n
g
ʤ
i
ɪ
n
n
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ɪ
r
r

to design, build, or plan something systematically and skillfully, especially using scientific principles and technical knowledge

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transitive
to contrive
to contrive
Verb
c
k
o
ə
n
n
t
t
r
r
i
v
v
e

to cleverly come up with an idea, theory, or plan using creative thinking

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transitive
to formulate
to formulate
Verb
f
f
o
ɔ
r
r
m
m
u
j
ə
l
l
a
t
t
e

to thoughtfully prepare or create something, paying close attention to its details

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transitive
to conceive
to conceive
Verb
c
k
o
ə
n
n
c
s
ei
i
v
v
e

to produce a plan, idea, etc. in one's mind

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transitive
to come up with
to come up with
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʌm ˈʌp wɪð/

to create something, usually an idea, a solution, or a plan, through one's own efforts or thinking

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
come
phrase's particle
up with
to think up
to think up
Verb
uk flag
/θˈɪŋk ˈʌp/

to generate ideas or concepts, often in a creative manner

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
think
phrase's particle
up
to cook up
to cook up
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʊk ˈʌp/

to make up something that is not true, like a story or excuse

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
cook
phrase's particle
up
to concoct
to concoct
Verb
c
k
o
ə
n
n
c
k
o
ɑ
c
k
t
t

to create something, especially using imagination or clever thinking

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transitive
to dream up
to dream up
Verb
uk flag
/dɹˈiːm ˈʌp/

to come up with a creative idea, plan, or solution

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
dream
phrase's particle
up
to hit on
to hit on
Verb
uk flag
/hˈɪt ˈɑːn/

to suddenly have an amazing idea

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
hit
phrase's particle
on
to conceptualize
to conceptualize
Verb
c
k
o
ə
n
n
c
s
e
ɛ
p
p
t
ʧ
u
w
a
ə
l
l
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z
z
e

to form an idea or concept in the mind by combining existing ideas or information

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transitive

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