Invent and Replicate

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

Replicate

Replicate verb - To make an exact likeness of.
Usage example: replicated the famous painting in our art class
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Synonyms for Replicate
Invent is an antonym for replicate.
Nearby Words: replica, replication, replicated, replicating, replicator
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Common collocations

life invent life replicate life
style invent style replicate style
process invent process replicate process
spell invent spell replicate spell
Other words: characters, technology, world, story, version, items, tech, stories, spells, weapons, technologies.
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