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Made vs Invented - What's the difference?

made | invented |

As verbs the difference between made and invented

is that made is past tense of make while invented is past tense of invent.

As a noun made

is a maggot or grub.

As an adjective invented is

fictional, made up, imaginary.

made

English

(wikipedia made)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) mathe, from (etyl) . More at (l).

Alternative forms

* (l) * (l) (Scotland)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A maggot or grub.
    • Related terms
    * (l) * (l) * (l)/(l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) made, makede, . More at (l).

    Verb

    (head)
  • (make)
    • Quotations
    * (English Citations of "made")
    Derived terms
    * have it made * home-made * made in the shade * made man * ready-made * self-made

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    invented

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • fictional, made up, imaginary.
    • The invented alibi didn't stand up long.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (invent)