invent

One entry found for invent.

Main Entry: in·vent
Pronunciation: in-'vent
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
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 /-'ven-t&r/ noun
- in·ven·tress /-'ven-tr&s/ noun