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invent

in·vent
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-vent]
    • /ɪnˈvɛnt/
    • /ɪnˈvent/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-vent]
    • /ɪnˈvɛnt/

Definitions of invent word

  • verb with object invent to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance: to invent the telegraph. 1
  • verb with object invent to produce or create with the imagination: to invent a story. 1
  • verb with object invent to make up or fabricate (something fictitious or false): to invent excuses. 1
  • verb with object invent Archaic. to come upon; find. 1
  • noun invent Create or design (something that has not existed before ); be the originator of. 1
  • transitive verb invent new things 1

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Origin of invent

First appearance:

before 1425
One of the 25% oldest English words
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

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Parts of speech for Invent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

invent popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

invent usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for invent

verb invent

  • come up with — If you come up with a plan or idea, you think of it and suggest it.
  • fashion — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
  • dream up — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
  • formulate — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
  • devise — If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.

Antonyms for invent

verb invent

  • destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
  • terminate — to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
  • result — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
  • pass by — go past
  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.

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