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devise

[ dih-vahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, de·vised, de·vis·ing.
  1. to contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas:

    to devise a method.

  2. Theater. to develop (a play) collaboratively with the performers:

    Based on the lives of women in engineering, the students devised the play themselves.

  3. Law. to assign or transmit (property) by will.
  4. Archaic. to imagine; suppose.


verb (used without object)

, de·vised, de·vis·ing.
  1. to form a plan; contrive.

noun

  1. Law.
    1. the act of disposing of property, especially real property, by will.
    2. a will or clause in a will disposing of property, especially real property.
    3. the property so disposed of.

devise

/ dɪˈvaɪz /

verb

  1. to work out, contrive, or plan (something) in one's mind
  2. tr law to dispose of (property, esp real property) by will
  3. obsolete.
    tr to imagine or guess
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

    1. a disposition of property by will
    2. the property so transmitted Compare bequeath
  1. a will or clause in a will disposing of real property Compare bequest
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • deˈviser, noun
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Other Words From

  • de·vis·er noun
  • pre·de·vise verb (used with object) predevised predevising
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Word History and Origins

Origin of devise1

First recorded in 1150–1200; (verb) Middle English devisen “to inspect, design, compose,” from Old French deviser, from unattested Vulgar Latin dēvīsāre, for unattested dīvīsāre, frequentative of Latin dīvidere “to divide” ( divide ); (noun) device
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Word History and Origins

Origin of devise1

C15: from Old French deviser to divide, apportion, intend, from Latin dīvidere to divide
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Synonym Study

See prepare.
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Example Sentences

In a criminal complaint filed in Manhattan court, prosecutors allege that an official in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard directed Mr Shakeri in September to devise a plan to surveil and kill Trump.

From BBC

The phenomenon has forced staff at each Pop Mart store to devise their own crowd control plans on the fly.

Fitzgerald said Jenrick's proposal to quickly leave the European Convention on Human Rights tipped the balance and would help devise a "sensible immigration policy".

From BBC

The Yankees will have to devise their own plan for Ohtani, who has a .286 batting average, .934 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, three home runs and 12 RBIs in the playoffs.

The coach just needs to devise strategies.

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