Verb: invent in'vent
- Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
"invent a way to measure the speed of light";
- contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge
- Concoct something artificial or untrue
"The author invented a complex plot for her novel";
- fabricate, manufacture, cook up [informal], make up
Derived forms: invents, invented, inventing
Type of: concoct, create by mental act, create mentally, dream up, hatch, hit on, think of, think up
Encyclopedia: Invent