disinvent

D2I1S1I1N1V4E1N1T1

verb

To nullify a previous invention

Scrabble 13

Meanings

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

present singular third person disinvents · participle present disinventing · participle past disinvented · past disinvented

  1. To nullify a previous invention

Origin

  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishinvent
  7. Englishdisinvent

From dis- + invent.

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APA

disinvent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinvent

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“disinvent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinvent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disinvent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinvent.

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