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disinvent

disinvent verb: to nullify a previous invention.

Verb

disinvent (third-person singular simple present disinvents, present participle disinventing, simple past and past participle disinvented)

  1. To nullify a previous invention

Forms of disinvent

third-person singular presentdisinvents
present participledisinventing
past participledisinvented
pastdisinvented

Origin of disinvent

From dis- + invent.

Questions about disinvent

What does disinvent mean?
Disinvent means to nullify a previous invention.
What part of speech is disinvent?
Disinvent is a verb.
What is the past tense of disinvent?
The past tense of disinvent is disinvented.

Words near disinvent in the dictionary

  1. disinured
  2. disinures
  3. disinuring
  4. disinvagination
  5. disinvaginations
  6. disinvent
  7. disinvented
  8. disinventing
  9. disinvents
  10. disinvest
  11. disinvested

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