gin up
Contrive from nothing
To gin up is to create, produce, or stir up—often with a connotation of artificiality or manipulation: The campaign ginned up outrage over a minor issue, We need to gin up some enthusiasm for this project.
The phrase suggests generating something through effort or contrivance rather than letting it arise naturally.
Common in American political and business contexts.
concoct
Invent or devise
- manufactureMake goods industrially
- inventCreate something new
- contriveCreate through artifice
fake · forge · falsify · fabricate · deceive · mislead · hoax · counterfeit · sham · feign
arouse
To stimulate or excite
foment · inflame · agitate · galvanize · rally · energize · spark · ignite · generate · stimulate