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verb PHRASES newly invented using the then newly invented automatic rifle
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invent
to think of an idea for a new product, machine etc, and design it or make it:
• The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. • Who invented the Internet?
create
to make or design something new and original:
• We decided to create the software ourselves. • For her latest book, she has created a whole new group of characters.
think of something/think up something
to produce a new idea, plan, method, excuse etc by thinking:
• I’ve thought of an idea. • They’re always trying to think up new ways to improve efficiency.
come up with something
to produce a new idea, a way of dealing with something etc, especially a good one:
• How did you come up with that idea? • Ellis came up with the solution to the problem immediately.
make something up
to invent a story, song, game, excuse etc:
• My mother used to make up bedtime stories for us. • I didn’t want to go to the class, so I decided to make up an excuse.
dream something up
to think of an idea or plan, especially one that seems unusual or even crazy:
• It can’t be easy dreaming up new advertisements all the time. • I wonder who dreamt up that idea!
devise
formal to invent a way of doing something, especially one that is clever or complicated:
• This system was devised as a way of measuring students’ progress.
conceive
formal to think of a new idea, plan etc and develop it in your mind:
• The project was originally conceived by a Dutch businessman two years ago.
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