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verb (used with object)
1.
to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance: to invent the telegraph.
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.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English invented (past participle) found, discovered (see -ed2) < Latin inventus, past participle of invenīre to encounter, come upon, find, equivalent to in- in-2 + ven(īre) to come + -tus past participle suffix
1425–75; late Middle English invented (past participle) found, discovered (see -ed2) < Latin inventus, past participle of invenīre to encounter, come upon, find, equivalent to in- in-2 + ven(īre) to come + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
in·vent·i·ble, in·vent·a·ble, adjective
out·in·vent, verb (used with object)
pre·in·vent, verb (used with object)
self-in·vent·ed, adjective
un·in·vent·ed, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to create or devise (new ideas, machines, etc) |
| 2. | to make up (falsehoods); fabricate |
| [C15: from Latin invenīre to find, come upon, from | |
| in'ventible | |
| —adj | |
| in'ventable | |
| —adj | |
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Example sentences
In this open city, it seems so easy to feel that you can invent yourself and create a unique life.
But those who invent and those who use these technologies point to the potential advantages.
We had to invent our games, invent our toys, because there were no toys.
We then did our best to invent capabilities and learning experiences that helped address those challenges.
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