invent
Meaning
- To design a new process or mechanism.
- To create something fictional for a particular purpose.
- (obsolete) To come upon; to find; to discover.
Synonyms
innovate
come up with a plan
set trap
invent things
tell stories
cause to appear
play a trick
begin to think
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈvɛnt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English inventen, borrowed from Old French inventer, from Latin inventus, perfect passive participle of inveniō (“come upon, meet with, find, discover”), from in (“in, on”) + veniō (“come”); see venture. Compare advent, covent, event, prevent, etc. Displaced native Old English āþenċan (literally “to think out”).
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