Invent and Realize

Invent

Invent verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.

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Realize and invent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Realize" instead a verb "Invent".

Realize verb - To come to an awareness of.

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Invent and realize are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Invent" instead a verb "Realize".

Nearby Words: real, realise, reality, realistic, realization

kind	invent kind	realize kind
idea	invent idea	realize idea
name	invent name	realize name
stuff	invent stuff	realize stuff
Other words: means, way, game, meaning.

They hate each other at first; when they realize that they'll have to share a room, they invent the "Wall of Jericho," a blanket between their two beds to keep them apart.

Source: Film / It Happened One Night
The alien reveals himself and his goal: he has come to Earth to destroy potential enemies but has seen enough to realize that we won't last long enough to invent interstellar travel, and thus are no threat.

Source: In Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves
Mrs Granger in Frindle, after overreacting to a student's creative attempt to invent a new word, is Genre Savvy enough to realize that her actions have placed her in the role of the villain and uses this status to help the new word along.

Source: Heel Realization

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