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

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invent [ɪnˈvɛnt] vt → inventer

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invent [ɪnˈvɛnt] vt → erfinden

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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? ontwerp يَخْتَرِع изобретявам vynalézt opfinde erfinden εφευρίσκω inventar leiutama اختراع کردن keksiä inventer לְהַמצִיא आविष्कार करना izumiti feltalál menciptakan finna upp inventare 発明する 발명하다 išrasti izgudrot mencipta uitvinden finne opp wynaleźć inventar a inventa изобретать vynájsť izumiti izmisliti uppfinna ประดิษฐ์ icat etmek, bulmak 發明 винаходити, першим створювати ایجاد کرنا phát 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 maak يَبْتَدِع، يُلَفِّق قِصَّه измислям vymyslit si finde på; opdigte erfinden επινοώ inventarse välja mõtlema از خود درآوردن tekaista inventer לְהַמצִיא गढ़ना, कल्पना करना izmisliti kitalál memikirkan hugsa upp inventare でっち上げる 꾸며내다 sugalvoti izdomāt memikir verzinnen pønske ut, finne på wymyślać inventar a inventa, a născoci придумывать vymyslieť si izmisliti si izmisliti hitta på, tänka ut แต่งเรื่อง uydurmak 虛構 вигадувати کوئی بہانا بنانا tìm ra 虚构

n inˈvention [-ʃən]

1 the act of inventing or the ability to invent He had great powers of invention. vindingryk إخْتِراع изобретяване invence opfindelse die Erfindungsgabe εφευρετικότητα, εφεύρεση invención leiutamine خلاقیت keksiminen invention הַמצָאָה आविष्कार domišljatost kiagyalás penciptaan uppfinning/-götvun invenzione 発明 발명(의 재능) išradimas izgudrošana; izdomāšana penciptaan het uitvinden, vindingrijkheid oppfinnelse(sevne) wynalazczość invenção inventivitate изобретательность invencia izumljanje izmišljanje uppfinning, uppfinnande, uppfinningsförmåga การประดิษฐ์ icat etme, bulma 創造力 вигадка, вимисел اختراعی عمل khả năng phát minh 创造力

2 something invented What a marvellous invention the sewing-machine was! uitvindsel جِهاز مُخْتَرَع изобретение vynález opfindelse die Erfindung εφεύρεση invento leiutis اختراع keksintö invention הַמצָאָה (नई पद्धति, यंत्र आदि का) आविष्कार करना, निकालना, बनाना izum, pronalazak találmány ciptaan uppfinning invenzione 発明品 발명품 išradimas izgudrojums; izdomājums ciptaan uitvinding oppfinnelse wynalazek invenção invenţie изобретение vynález izum izum uppfinning สิ่งประดิษฐ์ buluş, icat 發明物 винахід ایجاد کردہ شے phát minh 发明物

adj inˈventive [-tiv]

good at inventing an inventive mind. vindingryke مُبْتَكِر، مُخْتَرِع изобретателен vynalézavý opfindsom erfinderisch εφευρετικός, πολυμήχανος inventivo leidlik خلاق kekseliäs inventif בַּעַל כּוֹשֶר המַצָאָה आविष्कारी izumiteljski leleményes pandai mencipta hugvitssamur inventivo 発明の才がある 발명의 재능이 있는 išradingas atjautīgs; izgudrojošs pandai mencipta vindingrijk oppfinnsom pomysłowy inventivo inventiv изобретательный vynaliezavý iznajdljiv, domiseln inventivan uppfinningsrik, fyndig, påhittig ที่สร้างสรรค์ yaratıcı, orjinal buluşları olan 有發明才能的 винахідливий صاحب ایجاد sáng tạo 有发明才能的

n inˈventiveness

vindingrykheid القُدْرَه على الإخْتِراع изобретателност vynalézavost opfindsomhed die Erfindungsgabe εφευρετικότητα inventiva leidlikkus خلاقیت kekseliäisyys esprit d'invention כּוֹשֶר המַצָאָה आविष्कारशीलता izumiteljstvo leleményesség kepandaian hugvitssemi inventiva 発明の才 발명의 재능 išradingumas atjautība penciptaan vindingrijkheid oppfinnsomhet pomysłowość invenção inventivitate изобретательность vynaliezavosť iznajdljivost inventivnost uppfinningsförmåga เป็นการประดิษฐ์ yaratıcılık, icat yeteneği 創造性 винахідливість اختراع کی صلاحیت tính sáng tạo 创造性

n inˈventor

a person who invents Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of the telephone. uitvinder مُخْتَرِع изобретател vynálezce opfinder der/die Erfinder(in) εφευρέτης inventor leiutaja مخترع keksijä inventeur/-trice מַמצִיא आविषकारक izumitelj feltaláló pencipta uppfinningamaður inventore 発明者 발명자, 발명가 išradėjas izgudrotājs pencipta uitvinder oppfinner wynalazca inventor inventator изобретатель vynálezca izumitelj izumitelj uppfinnare นักประดิษฐ์ mucit, icat eden kimse 發明者 винахідник مخترع nhà phát minh 发明者

see also discover .