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invent::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, formulate |
| Type of | create by mental act, create mentally |
| Derivation | invention, inventive, inventor |
invent::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cook up, fabricate, make up, manufacture |
| Type of | think of, think up, dream up, hatch, concoct |
| Has types | concoct, vamp up, confabulate, mythologise, mythologize, spin, trump up, vamp |
| Derivation | invention |
Examples of invent
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I am entitled to do that, and honestly, it's the best reason to invent an award.
From the stltoday.com
If the United Nations did not exist, there would be a mad scramble to invent it.
From the post-gazette.com
If we can invent high-def TV down here I can't imagine what you've got up there.
From the freep.com
Gutenberg didn't just invent movable type, he invented inventory, to his dismay.
From the suntimes.com
If you invent a currency for a united Europe, a united Europe is sure to follow.
From the ocregister.com
I'm a big fan of Star Trek so I wish they'd go ahead and invent the transporter.
From the tech.uk.msn.com
It's even getting into solar power and is trying to invent the self-driving car.
From the time.com
As long as we can be first to invent the new solutions to search, we'll be fine.
From the businessweek.com
Unlike the characters he helped invent, however, Odenkirk is far from fanatical.
From the suntimes.com
- Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
- Fabricate: make up something artificial or untrue
- (invention) the creation of something in the mind
- (invention) a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
- (invention) the act of inventing
- An invention is a new composition, device, or process. An invention may be derived from a pre-existing model or idea, or it could be independently conceived in which case it may be a radical breakthrough. ...
- (Invented (album)) Invented is the seventh studio album by the American rock band Jimmy Eat World. It is set to be released on September 28, 2010 through Interscope Records. The first single from the album is "My Best Theory. ...
- This is a listing of official releases by Phil Keaggy, an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist.
- (Invention (merit badge)) This is a list of merit badges formerly offered by the Boy Scouts of America. In some cases, the entire subject has been dropped from the merit badge roster. ...
