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    invented

    US /ɪn'ventɪd/

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    UK /ɪn'ventɪd/

    A2
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo create something such as a story or excuse
    The ancient Chinese invented gunpowder and fireworks
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo create something useful for the first time
    The windmill was invented to process grain

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      Kroc came in and invented the system that  helped McDonald's take over the world. Now,  

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      Zbiotics is a pre-alcohol probiotic that was invented by a group of PhD scientists to tackle rough mornings after drinking.

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      and no one has invented electricity yet.”

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      I appear to have invented a knife-wielding tentacle.

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      The Happy Go Lucky toy company that invented the vibrating Mr. Zucchini head?

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      Maybe this was designed by Peter Griffin, that famous designer from the Have to Go Lucky toy company that invented the vibrating Mr.

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      They invented stable, multiple-hulled vessels, and

    • They invented stable, multiple-hulled vessels, and sophisticated oceanographic maps,

      They invented stable, multiple-hulled vessels, and sophisticated oceanographic maps,

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      It was mathematician Archimedes who invented the first lift in 236BC.

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      It was mathematician Archimedes who invented the first lift in 236BC.

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