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invent
/ɪnˈvɛnt/
verb
To design a new process or mechanism.
"After weeks of hard work, I invented a new way to alphabetize matchbooks."
To create something fictional for a particular purpose.
"I knew I had to invent an excuse, and quickly."
Similar: make up
To come upon; to find; to discover.
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