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in·vent (ĭn-vĕnt́)

[Latin invenīre, invent-, to find, in-, on, upon; see in–2, + venīre, to come.]

transitive verb: -vent·ed, -vent·ing, -vents. 

  1. To produce or contrive (something previously unknown) by the use of ingenuity or imagination.
  2. To make up; fabricate: invent a likely excuse.

derivatives

in·vent́i·ble
adjective
in·veńtor
noun