inventare

Definitions of inventare
  1. verb
    create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
    synonyms: concepire, ideare, immaginare
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    schematizzare
    formulate in regular order; to reduce to a scheme or formula
    architettare, escogitare, macchinare, ordire, tessere, tramare
    come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
    architettare, escogitare, macchinare, ordire, tessere, tramare
    devise or invent
    immaginare, prefigurare, supporre
    form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
    architettare, fucinare, macchinare, ordire, parlare, premeditare, progettare, proporsi, tessere, tramare
    make or work out a plan for; devise
    architettare, macchinare, ordire, premeditare, tessere, tramare
    make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form
    idealizzare
    form ideals
    auspicare, figurarsi, intravedere, preannunziare, preconizzare, predire, presagire, prevedere, pronosticare, vedere, visualizzare
    imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
    auspicare, intravedere, preannunziare, preconizzare, predire, presagire, prevedere, pronosticare, vedere
    picture to oneself; imagine possible
    pensare
    imagine or visualize
    almanaccare, arzigogolare, cavillare, fantasticare
    have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
    ripescare, riscoprire, scoprire, scovare, trovare, venire a sapere
    make a discovery, make a new finding
    precettare
    make a blueprint of
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    fare, fare in modo
    make or cause to be or to become
  2. verb
    devise or compose
    synonyms: escogitare
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    disegnare
    create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner
  3. verb
    make up something artificial or untrue
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    architettare, escogitare, macchinare, ordire, tessere, tramare
    devise or invent
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