discover vs invent
Definitions
verb
- make a discovery
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- see for the first time; make a discovery
- find unexpectedly
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
Examples
Methone is a bit bigger than Anthe, at 3km (1.8 miles) in diameter, it too was discovered by the Cassini imaging team in 2004.
Once the thrill of its discovery had passed, Peter got onto the business of exploring the place a little better.
Save for a worktable placed almost exactly in the center of the floor, I see only a few benches, some unlit rush lamps, a large set of scales, and a wooden crate, which I discover upon examination contains small crystal vials waiting to be filled.
Definitions
verb
- come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
- concoct something artificial or untrue
Examples
I admire the inventiveness, and while not everything is a raging success, there's a lot to like.
Sadly, none of a myriad of ingenious contraptions, despite inventors' claims, puts forth more energy than it absorbs.
There wasn't a lot of information there; I had to expand on it, invent the colour scheme.
