Definition of Invent
Invent
in·vent
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To create or design something new, original, or innovative.
e.g. The engineer will invent a new system to reduce energy consumption.
(verb)
to make up or fabricate, in order to deceive;
e.g. She had to invent a story about her past so as to hide the truth of her actual past.
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"Let's go invent tomorrow rather than worrying about what happened yesterday." -- Steve Jobs
"We all are inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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