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invent verb

  /ɪnˈvɛnt/
  • To design a new process or mechanism.
 uitvinden, uitdenken
  • To create something fictional for a particular purpose.
 uitvinden, bedenken, uitdenken, verzinnen

invention noun

  /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/
  • Something invented.
  • (music) A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach’s Two- and Three-part Inventions.
 uitvinding

inventive adjective

  /ɪnˈvɛntɪv/
  • Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing.
 vindingrijk

inventiveness noun

  • The quality of being inventive; the faculty of inventing.
 vindingrijkheid
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