invent

Verbs

(v) come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
- excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
devise, excogitate, contrive, formulate, forge,
(v) make up something artificial or untrue cook up, fabricate, manufacture, make up,

Synonyms

devise excogitate contrive formulate forge cook up fabricate manufacture make up

Words of close approximity

invert invest

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