Invent and Imagine

Invent

Invent verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.
Usage example: they invented an explanation for the broken vase that would satisfy their grandmother

Imagine is a synonym for invent in create topic. In some cases you can use "Imagine" instead a verb "Invent", when it comes to topics like write.

Imagine

Imagine verb - To form a mental picture of.
Usage example: she was determined to have the wedding that she had always imagined

Invent is a synonym for imagine in conceive topic. Sometimes you can use "Invent" instead a verb "Imagine", if it concerns topics such as write, envisage.

Common collocations

person invent person imagine person
character invent character imagine character
life invent life imagine life
kind invent kind imagine kind
Other words: idea, way, characters, world, game, story, stories.
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