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   invent

   /ɪnˈvɛnt/

   verb

   • 1. create or design (something that has not existed before); be the originator of: "he invented an improved form of the steam engine" Similar originatecreateinnovatedesigndevisecontriveformulatedevelopconceivethink upcome up withhit onmastermindpioneerdiscoverfindcoinmintinformal:dream up
   • ▪ make up (an idea, name, story, etc.), especially so as to deceive someone: "I did not have to invent any tales about my past" Similar make upfabricateconcocthatchdream uptrump upmanufactureinformal:cook up

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘find out, discover’): from Latin invent- ‘contrived, discovered’, from the verb invenire, from in- ‘into’ + venire ‘come’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINVENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INVENT definition: 1. to design and/or create something that has never been made before: 2. to create a reason…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › inventInvent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of INVENT is to produce (something, such as a useful device or process) for the first time through the use of the imagination or of ingenious thinking and experiment. How to use invent in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › inventINVENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Invent definition: to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance. See examples of INVENT used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINVENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you invent something such as a machine or process, you are the first person to think of it or make it.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › inventInvent - definition of invent by The Free Dictionary

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   in•vent. (ɪnˈvɛnt) v.t. 1. to originate as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance: to invent a better mousetrap. 2. to produce or create with the imagination: to invent a story. 3. to make up or fabricate (something fictitious or false): to invent excuses. 4. Archaic. to come upon; find.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishinvent verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   invent something to say or describe something that is not true, especially in order to trick people. What excuse did he invent this time? Many children invent an imaginary friend.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of invent – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INVENT definition: 1. to design or create something that has never existed before: 2. to think of a story or…. Learn more.