invent
verb (used with object)
to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance.
invented
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past participleof invent.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof invent.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
inventverb (used with object)to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance.
Example Sentences
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Silver diamine fluoride is not a newly invented substance.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Grapes: In the mid-1800s a horticulturist in Massachusetts invented the perfect grape, to much fanfare.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026
Instead the AI invented several bizarre concoctions, from bacon and eggs floating in a glass of cola - a confusion between "soda" and "soda bread" - to chips poking out of muffins.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
The book’s military acronyms and invented supernatural terminology sometimes make it feel like we are listening to a conversation we are not meant to be part of.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Like the credit default swap, the CDO had been invented to redistribute the risk of corporate and government bond defaults and was now being rejiggered to disguise the risk of subprime mortgage loans.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
