The difference between Engender and Invent
When used as verbs, engender means to beget (of a man), whereas invent means to design a new process or mechanism.
check bellow for the other definitions of Engender and Invent
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Engender as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To beget (of a man); to bear or conceive (of a woman).
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Engender as a verb (transitive):
To give existence to, to produce (living creatures).
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Engender as a verb (transitive):
To bring into existence (a situation, quality, result etc.); to give rise to, cause, create.
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Engender as a verb (intransitive):
To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or produced.
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Engender as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):
To copulate, to have sex.
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Engender as a verb (critical theory):
To endow with gender; to create gender or enhance the importance of gender.
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Invent as a verb:
To design a new process or mechanism.
Examples:
"After weeks of hard work, I invented a new way to alphabetize matchbooks."
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Invent as a verb:
To create something fictional for a particular purpose.
Examples:
"I knew I had to invent an excuse, and quickly."
"We need a name to put in this form, so let's just invent one."
"synonyms: make up"
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Invent as a verb (obsolete):
To come upon; to find; to discover.