INVENT


Meaning of INVENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈvent ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin inventus, past participle of invenire to come upon, find, from in- + venire to come — more at come

Date: 15th century

1. archaic : find , discover

2. : to devise by thinking : fabricate

3. : to produce (as something useful) for the first time through the use of the imagination or of ingenious thinking and experiment

• in·ven·tor -ˈven-tər noun

• in·ven·tress -ˈven-trəs noun

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