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invent
/ɪnˈvɛnt/
verb 3
Collocations
1(verb.)
PHRASES
newly invented
The smartphone was a newly invented device that changed how people communicate.
Definitions
verb
1
To design a new process or mechanism.
After weeks of hard work, I invented a new way to alphabetize matchbooks.
Accurſt be he that firſt inuented war
2
To create something fictional for a particular purpose.
I knew I had to invent an excuse, and quickly.
We need a name to put in this form, so let's just invent one.
3
To come upon; to find; to discover.
Far off he wonders, what them makes so glad, / If Bacchus merry fruit they did inuent [...].
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or princip
- contrive
- devise
- excogitate
- formulate
- forge
verb — concoct something artificial or untrue
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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After weeks of hard work, I invented a new way to alphabetize matchbooks.
Wiktionary02
Accurſt be he that firſt inuented war
Wiktionary03
I knew I had to invent an excuse, and quickly.
Wiktionary04
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
Tatoeba · #228905
What did Bell invent?
Tatoeba · #2521706
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
Tatoeba · #30951Usage Notes
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