Definitions for invent
Overview of verb invent
The verb invent has 2 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (14) invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge
(come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light")
2. (5) fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent
(make up something artificial or untrue)
