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Learn to pronounce de·vise

/dəˈvīz/
verb
  1. plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.
    "a training program should be devised"
    synonyms: conceive, think up, come up with, dream up, draw up, work out, form, formulate, concoct, design, frame, invent, coin, originate, compose, construct, fabricate, create, produce, put together, make up, develop, evolve, discover, hit on, hatch, cook up, contrive
  2. leave (real estate) to someone by the terms of a will.

noun
a clause in a will leaving something, especially real estate, to someone.

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7 days ago · law : a will or clause of a will disposing of real property. 3. law : property devised by will.
DEVISE meaning: 1. to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination: 2. to…. Learn more.
to contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas: to devise a method.
To devise is to figure out a plan. Men twirling long mustaches might devise a plan to tie someone to the railroad tracks.
devise in American English · 1. to work out or create (something) by thinking; contrive; plan; invent · 2. Law. to bequeath (real property) by will · 3. Archaic.
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to invent or plan (something that is difficult or complicated). They have devised a new method for converting sunlight into electricity.
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Verb edit · (transitive) To use one's intellect to plan or design (something). quotations ▽ · (transitive) To leave (property) in a will. · (intransitive, ...
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adjective. contrived, planned, invented, or designed: It's a dark comedy about a couple of guys who embark on a poorly devised scheme to blackmail a local ...
To work out or create (something) by thinking; contrive; plan; invent. Webster's New World.
Devise is a verb meaning "to invent or plan." Device is a noun referring to a technique, method, tool, or small machine or gadget. A device may often aid in ...