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invent

Thesaurus>to say something not true in order to deceive>invent
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TO SAY SOMETHING NOT TRUE IN ORDER TO DECEIVE

There's no need to invent excuses for not going - just decline the invitation.
Synonyms and examples
lie
All she does is lie - you can't believe a word she says.
tell a lie
I cannot tell a lie: I chopped down the cherry tree.
lie through your teethinformal
He lied through his teeth that he didn't go to the cinema, though he was still holding the ticket stub in his hand as he said it.
fibinformal
I don't like fibbing, but I didn't want to hurt his feelings by saying his gift was awful.
mislead
I'm afraid you've been misled. She is, in fact, married.
delude
He's deluding himself if he thinks that he's getting that promotion.
concoct
She concocted the wildest stories to get out of attending class.
feed someone a linedisapproving
He fed me some line about how his dog was sick and cancelled our date.
make something up
You never met The Beatles! You're just making that up.
fabricate
The suspects admited to having fabricated their alibis on the night of the robbery and were charged with grand theft.
distort
Reporters have distorted the facts of the case so badly, and influenced the jury through their bad reporting, that the judge has declared a mistrial.
twistdisapproving
She accused her opponent of twisting the truth about her time in Parliament.
misrepresent
I have been misrepresented by my opponent as a socialist when nothing could be further from the truth.
stretch the truth
I have published a book that sold very well, but it's stretching the truth to say that I was on the best-seller lists.
put something about/aroundUKinformal
She put it about that her husband was going to be knighted.
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If you lie, yousay something that is untrue in order to deceive someone.

TO MAKE SOMETHING

Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the telephone.
Synonyms and examples
make
Can I make you a cup of coffee?
produce
California produces a lot of grapes.
create
Leonardo da Vinci created the masterpiece we know as "Mona Lisa".
develop
They are working to develop the next generation of underwater vehicles.
manufacture
The car is manufactured in Germany.
build
They're building their new house using sustainable materials.
construct
The walls are constructed of concrete.
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If youmake something, you bring something into existence, often using a particular substance or material.
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