Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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introduction^2

noun a piece of writing at

the beginning of a book

» The book contains a new

introduction by the author.

foreword, preface, prologue

intrude

verb to disturb someone or

something » I don’t want to

intrude on your privacy.

butt in, encroach, infringe,

interrupt, trespass, violate

invade

verb to enter a country by force

» The Vikings invaded much

of Europe.

attack, enter, occupy,

violate

invent^1

verb to be the first person

to think of a device or idea

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invent^2

verb to make up a story or

excuse » I tried to invent

a plausible excuse for why

I was late.

concoct, fabricate,

make up, manufacture

investigate

verb to find out all the facts

about something » Police are

still investigating the incident.

examine, explore, probe,

research, sift, study

interrupt^1

verb to start talking when

someone else is talking

» He tried to speak, but

she interrupted him.

butt in, heckle

interrupt^2

verb to stop a process or

activity for a time » The

match was interrupted by rain.

break, discontinue,

suspend

interval

noun a period of time between

two moments or dates

» Maria ate an ice cream in

the interval between the first

and second acts of the play.

break, gap, hiatus,

interlude, intermission,

pause

intervene

verb to step in to prevent

conflict » Piper had agreed to

intervene when things got heated.

arbitrate, mediate

introduction^1

noun the act of presenting

someone or something new

» The introduction of a

new uniform was discussed.

establishment,

inauguration, initiation,

institution, launch

Piper had agreed to intervene

when things got heated.

invent

(^1) verb to be the first person to think of a
device or idea » The busy professor invented
a Walkomatic robot to walk his dog for him.
conceive
The professor conceived the idea
when his dog whined for a walk.
coin
He coined the name “Walkomatic”.
come up with
He was the first person to come up with
the idea of a dog-walking robot.
design
The professor designed
several models.
formulate
He formulated plans to make
the robot move.
improvise
He improvised by using empty tins
to make the robot’s body.
originate
He wanted to be famous as the person
who originated the Walkomatic.
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