OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 8838

invent

/ɪnˈvɛnt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
inventar
To design a new process or mechanism.
After weeks of hard work, I invented a new way to alphabetize matchbooks.
inventar
To create something fictional for a particular purpose.
I knew I had to invent an excuse, and quickly.
We need a name to put in this form, so let's just invent one.