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invent

CEFR: A2

To create, design, or originate a completely new device, process, or mechanism that did not exist previously in human history.

Synonyms

devise
formulate

Common Collocations

invent new technologies
invent a device
invent solutions

Example Sentence

Nineteenth-century civil engineers invented the hydraulic passenger elevator, enabling the construction of modern skyscrapers.

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