invent

in·vent  (n-vnt)

tr.v. in·vent·ed, in·vent·ing, in·vents

1. To produce or contrive (something previously unknown) by the use of ingenuity or imagination.

2. To make up; fabricate: invent a likely excuse.

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[Latin invenre, invent-, to find : in-, on, upon; see in-² + venre, to come; see g^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·venti·ble adj.

in·ventor n.

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invent

Verb

1. to think up or create (something new)

2. to make up (a story, excuse, etc.) [Latin invenire to find]

inventor n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	invent - come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light" devise, excogitate, contrive, formulate, forge create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
	2.	invent - make up something artificial or untrue cook up, fabricate, manufacture, make up dream up, think up, hatch, concoct, think of - devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software" mythologise, mythologize - construct a myth; "The poet mythologized that the King had three sons" confabulate - unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory trump up, concoct - invent; "trump up charges" spin - make up a story; "spin a yarn" vamp, vamp up - make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"

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invent

verb 1. create, make, produce, develop, design, discover, imagine, manufacture, generate, come up with (informal) coin, devise, conceive, originate, formulate, spawn, contrive, improvise, dream up (informal) concoct, think up

verb 2. make up, devise, concoct, forge, fake, fabricate, feign, falsify, cook up (informal) trump up

Translations

invent [ɪnˈvɛnt] vt → inventar

invent [ɪnˈvɛnt] vt → inventer

invent [ɪnˈvɛnt] vt → erfinden

invent [ɪnˈvɛnt] vt → inventare

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invent

v invent [inˈvent]

1 to be the first person to make or use (eg a machine, method etc) Who invented the microscope?; When was printing invented?ontwerpيَخْتَرِعизобретявамvynaléztopfindeerfindenεφευρίσκωinventarleiutamaاختراع کردنkeksiäinventerלְהַמצִיאआविष्कार करनाizumitifeltalálmenciptakanfinna uppinventare発明する발명하다išrastiizgudrotmenciptauitvindenfinne oppwynaleźćinventara inventaизобретатьvynájsťizumitiizmislitiuppfinnaประดิษฐ์icat etmek, bulmak發明винаходити, першим створюватиایجاد کرناphát minh发明

2 to make up or think of (eg an excuse or story) I'll have to invent some excuse for not going with him.op maakيَبْتَدِع، يُلَفِّق قِصَّهизмислямvymyslit sifinde på; opdigteerfindenεπινοώinventarsevälja mõtlemaاز خود درآوردنtekaistainventerלְהַמצִיאगढ़ना, कल्पना करनाizmislitikitalálmemikirkanhugsa uppinventareでっち上げる꾸며내다sugalvotiizdomātmemikirverzinnenpønske ut, finne påwymyślaćinventara inventa, a născociпридумыватьvymyslieť siizmisliti siizmislitihitta på, tänka utแต่งเรื่องuydurmak虛構вигадуватиکوئی بہانا بناناtìm ra虚构

n inˈvention [-ʃən]

1 the act of inventing or the ability to invent He had great powers of invention.vindingrykإخْتِراعизобретяванеinvenceopfindelsedie Erfindungsgabeεφευρετικότητα, εφεύρεσηinvenciónleiutamineخلاقیتkeksimineninventionהַמצָאָהआविष्कारdomišljatostkiagyaláspenciptaanuppfinning/-götvuninvenzione発明발명(의 재능)išradimasizgudrošana; izdomāšanapenciptaanhet uitvinden, vindingrijkheidoppfinnelse(sevne)wynalazczośćinvençãoinventivitateизобретательностьinvenciaizumljanjeizmišljanjeuppfinning, uppfinnande, uppfinningsförmågaการประดิษฐ์icat etme, bulma創造力вигадка, вимиселاختراعی عملkhả năng phát minh创造力

2 something invented What a marvellous invention the sewing-machine was!uitvindselجِهاز مُخْتَرَعизобретениеvynálezopfindelsedie Erfindungεφεύρεσηinventoleiutisاختراعkeksintöinventionהַמצָאָה(नई पद्धति, यंत्र आदि का) आविष्कार करना, निकालना, बनानाizum, pronalazaktalálmányciptaanuppfinninginvenzione発明品발명품išradimasizgudrojums; izdomājumsciptaanuitvindingoppfinnelsewynalazekinvençãoinvenţieизобретениеvynálezizumizumuppfinningสิ่งประดิษฐ์buluş, icat發明物винахідایجاد کردہ شےphát minh发明物

adj inˈventive [-tiv]

good at inventing an inventive mind.vindingrykeمُبْتَكِر، مُخْتَرِعизобретателенvynalézavýopfindsomerfinderischεφευρετικός, πολυμήχανοςinventivoleidlikخلاقkekseliäsinventifבַּעַל כּוֹשֶר המַצָאָהआविष्कारीizumiteljskileleményespandai menciptahugvitssamurinventivo発明の才がある발명의 재능이 있는išradingasatjautīgs; izgudrojošspandai menciptavindingrijkoppfinnsompomysłowyinventivoinventivизобретательныйvynaliezavýiznajdljiv, domiselninventivanuppfinningsrik, fyndig, påhittigที่สร้างสรรค์yaratıcı, orjinal buluşları olan有發明才能的винахідливийصاحب ایجادsáng tạo有发明才能的

n inˈventiveness

vindingrykheidالقُدْرَه على الإخْتِراعизобретателностvynalézavostopfindsomheddie Erfindungsgabeεφευρετικότηταinventivaleidlikkusخلاقیتkekseliäisyysesprit d'inventionכּוֹשֶר המַצָאָהआविष्कारशीलताizumiteljstvoleleményességkepandaianhugvitssemiinventiva発明の才발명의 재능išradingumasatjautībapenciptaanvindingrijkheidoppfinnsomhetpomysłowośćinvençãoinventivitateизобретательностьvynaliezavosťiznajdljivostinventivnostuppfinningsförmågaเป็นการประดิษฐ์yaratıcılık, icat yeteneği創造性винахідливістьاختراع کی صلاحیتtính sáng tạo创造性

n inˈventor

a person who invents Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of the telephone.uitvinderمُخْتَرِعизобретателvynálezceopfinderder/die Erfinder(in)εφευρέτηςinventorleiutajaمخترعkeksijäinventeur/-triceמַמצִיאआविषकारकizumiteljfeltalálópenciptauppfinningamaðurinventore発明者발명자, 발명가išradėjasizgudrotājspenciptauitvinderoppfinnerwynalazcainventorinventatorизобретательvynálezcaizumiteljizumiteljuppfinnareนักประดิษฐ์mucit, icat eden kimse發明者винахідникمخترعnhà phát minh发明者

see also discover .