Invent
11invent — [[t]ɪnve̱nt[/t]] invents, inventing, invented 1) VERB If you invent something such as a machine or process, you are the first person to think of it or make it. [V n] He invented the first electric clock... [V n] Writing had not been invented as… …
12invent — verb (T) 1 to make, design, or produce something new for the first time: Alexander Bell invented the telephone in 1876. 2 to think of an idea, story etc that is not true, usually in order to deceive people: They invented a very convincing alibi.… …
13invent — in•vent [[t]ɪnˈvɛnt[/t]] v. t. 1) to originate as a product of one s own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance: to invent a better mousetrap[/ex] 2) to produce or create with the imagination: to invent a story[/ex] 3) to make up or fabricate …
14invent — /ɪnˈvɛnt / (say in vent) verb (t) 1. to originate as a product of one s own contrivance: to invent a machine. 2. to produce or create with the imagination: to invent a story. 3. to make up or fabricate as something merely fictitious or false: to… …
15invent — 01. The telephone was [invented] by Alexander Graham Bell. 02. The home computer is one of the most important [inventions] of our generation. 03. Thomas Edison was one of the greatest [inventors] in history. 04. The philosopher Voltaire once… …
16invent — [15] Invent originally meant ‘find’ (‘Since that Eve was procreated out of Adam’s side, could not such newels [novelties] in this land be invented’, wrote the anonymous author of a 15th century song). It was based on invent , the past participial …
17invent — discover, invent To discover something is to find something that was hidden or not known; to invent something is to devise it by human effort: Halley discovered a comet and Galileo invented a telescope. Information as well as physical things can… …
18invent — [15] Invent originally meant ‘find’ (‘Since that Eve was procreated out of Adam’s side, could not such newels [novelties] in this land be invented’, wrote the anonymous author of a 15th century song). It was based on invent , the past participial …
19invent — verb /ɪnˈvɛnt/ a) To design a new process or mechanism. After weeks of hard work, I invented a new way to alphabetize matchbooks. b) To create something fictional for a particular purpose. I knew I had to invent an excuse, and quickly. Syn:… …
20invent — See discover. See discover, invent …
