Invent and Imitate

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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
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Imitate is an antonym for invent.
Nearby Words: invention, invented, inventive, inventor, inventing

Imitate

Imitate verb - To make an exact likeness of.
Usage example: a second-rate artist who was notorious for imitating the works of other painters
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Invent is an antonym for imitate.
Nearby Words: imitation, imitated, imitative, imitator, imitating
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person invent person imitate person
character invent character imitate character
style invent style imitate style
way invent way imitate way
Other words: characters, language, brother, forms.
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