IN the lower colonies the dictionary describes it as so, Woody


in·vent
/inˈvent/

verb

1. create or design (something that has not existed before); be the originator of.
   "he invented an improved form of the steam engine"
   Similar:
   originate
   
   create
   
   innovate
   
   design
   
   devise
   
   contrive
   
   formulate
   
   FYI