Associations to the word «Invent»

Wiktionary

INVENT, verb. To design a new process or mechanism.
INVENT, verb. To create something fictional for a particular purpose.
INVENT, verb. (obsolete) To come upon; to find; to find out; to discover.

Dictionary definition

INVENT, verb. Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light".
INVENT, verb. Make up something artificial or untrue.

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy