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in·vent
 invent
- pronunciation:
- ihn
vent
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
invented, inventing, invents |
| definition 1: |
to think of, contrive, or create (something new).
the man who invented the steam engine- synonyms:
- contrive, design, devise, formulate, mint
- similar words:
- ad-lib, coin, conceive, concoct, create, dream up, fabricate, fashion, hit upon, improvise, make, originate
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| definition 2: |
to think up or fabricate (something false or fictitious).
She invented a plausible alibi.- synonyms:
- concoct, cook up, fabricate, trump up
- similar words:
- contrive, devise, fable, hatch, hit on, manufacture
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| related words: |
lay, mastermind, project, think |
Invent is from a Latin word that means "to come upon" or "find."
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