contrive vs create mentally

contrive and create mentally both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contrive	No	No	Yes	No
create mentally	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, create mentally is a hypernym of contrive; that is, create mentally is a word with a broader meaning than contrive:

contrive: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
create mentally: create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands

Other hypernyms of contrive include create by mental act.

As verbs, create mentally is a hypernym of contrive; that is, create mentally is a word with a broader meaning than contrive:

contrive: make or work out a plan for; devise
create mentally: create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands

Other hypernyms of contrive include create by mental act.

contrive (verb)	create mentally (verb)
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort	create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
make or work out a plan for; devise
put or send forth