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invent

/ɪnˈvɛnt/
verb
  1. To design a new process or mechanism.

    "After weeks of hard work, I invented a new way to alphabetize matchbooks."

  2. To create something fictional for a particular purpose.

    "I knew I had to invent an excuse, and quickly."

    Similar: make up

  3. To come upon; to find; to discover.

Synonymsfangle, make up

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