invent verb [T] (NEW DESIGN)
- makeCan I make you a cup of coffee?
- produceCalifornia produces a lot of grapes.
- createLeonardo da Vinci created the masterpiece we know as "Mona Lisa".
- inventAlexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the telephone.
- developThey are working to develop the next generation of underwater vehicles.
- manufactureThe car is manufactured in Germany.
- I wish someone would invent an everlasting light bulb.
- Pneumatic tyres were invented in 1888 by John Dunlop.
- Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented.
- He has invented a wholly factitious story about his past.
- She tried to save face by inventing a story about being overseas at the time.
invent verb [T] (NOT TRUE)
- lieAll she does is lie - you can't believe a word she says.
- tell a lieI cannot tell a lie: I chopped down the cherry tree.
- lie through your teethHe lied through his teeth that he didn't go to the cinema, though he was still holding the ticket stub in his hand as he said it.
- fibI don't like fibbing, but I didn't want to hurt his feelings by saying his gift was awful.
- misleadI'm afraid you've been misled. She is, in fact, married.
- deludeHe's deluding himself if he thinks that he's getting that promotion.
