Main Entry: in·vent

Pronunciation: \in-ˈvent\

Function: 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