Discover-Invent | Commonly Confused Words

Discover

/dɪsˈkʌvə/

To find out something previously unknown or unseen

We can discover the truth.Dobbin discovered that Jos and Becky were in Brussels.They had their own ways of discovering innocence or guilt.

/ɪnˈvent/

To create something new, usually by using imagination or solving a problem.

I at first believed that you had simply invented the story.Lesson No5: The Rich Invent Money.The things you think of- and invent.'

Remember that invent involves creation of something that never existed before.
Discover is about finding something that already exists but was not known before.
You invent new gadgets, but you discover ancient artifacts.
A scientist might invent a new machine, while an archeologist discovers ruins.
Think in-vent for in-side creation and dis-cover for uncovering.