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invent
English
Etymology
From Middle English inventen, borrowed from Old French inventer, from Latin inventus, perfect passive participle of inveni? (“come upon, meet with, find, discover”), from in (“in, on”) + veni? (“come”); see venture. Compare advent, covent, event, prevent, etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?v?nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
Verb
invent (third-person singular simple present invents, present participle inventing, simple past and past participle invented)
- To design a new process or mechanism.
- To create something fictional for a particular purpose.
- Synonym: make up
- (obsolete) To come upon; to find; to discover.
Synonyms
- fangle
See also
- discover
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- invent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- invent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /im?vent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /im?ben/
Noun
invent m (plural invents)
- invention
- Synonym: invenció
Related terms
- inventar
Further reading
- “invent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “invent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “invent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “invent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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devisable
English
Etymology
devise +? -able
Adjective
devisable (comparative more devisable, superlative most devisable)
- That can be devised or invented.
- Capable of being bequeathed, or given by will.
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