The verb discover means to become aware of something previously unknown. The verb invent means to make (or make up) something that previously did not exist.
Examples:
- Some students discover that writing can be fun.
- "Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent." (Thomas A. Edison)
Practice:
(a) When archaeologists ____ evidence of human habitation, they call it "dark earth."
(b) "If there were no God, it would be necessary to _____ him." (Voltaire)
