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invent v. 1 create, devise, contrive, originate, think up, dream up,
conceive, concoct, make up, imagine, formulate, improvise,
design, hit upon; coin: He claims to have invented the
toothpaste tube. 2 fabricate, make up, concoct, Colloq cook up:
She invented that story about having been a lion-tamer.
invention n. 1 creation, origination, contriving, devising, conception,
contrivance, introduction, development: The invention of the
screwdriver has spared many a broken fingernail. 2 creation,
contrivance, device, gadget, Colloq contraption, US gismo or
gizmo: Thomas Edison held patents on a huge number of
inventions. 3 fiction, figment, story, fantasy, fabrication,
tale, fable, yarn, fib, tall story or tale, falsification, fake,
sham, falsehood, lie, prevarication: Her claim that the
accident was my fault is a flagrant invention.
invest v. 1 venture, lay out, put in, sink: She was persuaded to
invest her life savings in unit trusts. 2 devote, allot, spend,
contribute, supply, provide: We have invested a lot of time in
cleaning up local government. 3 install or instal, inaugurate,
induct, initiate, instate, establish, ordain, swear in, seat:
He will be invested with the Order of Merit on Tuesday.
investigate
v. enquire or inquire into, examine, study, consider, explore,
probe, look into, research, scrutinize, analyse, sift (through),
winnow: The laboratory is investigating the nature of the
strange phenomenon.
investigation
n. enquiry or inquiry, examination, study, review, exploration,
quest, search, probe, research, discovery procedure, scrutiny,
analysis, inquest, inquisition, interrogation, questioning: Has
the investigation turned up any evidence of collusion?
invigorating
adj. stimulating, bracing, rejuvenating, tonic, vitalizing,
restorative, energizing, vivifying, enlivening, exhilarating;
fresh, healthful, healthy, salubrious, salutary: Each morning I
go for an invigorating walk. The doctor recommended the
invigorating mountain air.