de· vise di-ˈvīz devised; devising transitive verb 1 a : to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent devise a new strategy b archaic : conceive, imagine c : to plan to obtain or bring about : plot devise one's death 2 law : to give (real estate) by will (see will entry 2 sense 1) compare bequeath

Meaning of devise in English Clinton and Zedillo ordered their respective Cabinets to devise a common counter-drug strategy. We need to devise some sort of system whereby people can …

devise verb as in to concoct to create or think of by clever use of the imagination she quickly devised a new scheme when the first one failed Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance concoct invent construct design manufacture contrive produce excogitate hatch conceive drum up trump up fabricate envision make up improvise visualize come up with imagine

devise 1. To use ingenuity in or achieving: concoct, contrive, dream up, fabricate, formulate, hatch, invent, make up, think up. 3. Law. To give (property) to another person after one's death:

verb (used with object), de·vised, de·vis·ing. to contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas: to devise a method. Theater. to develop (a play) collaboratively with the …

1 : something devised or contrived: such as a (1) : plan, procedure, technique a marketing device mnemonic devices (2) : a scheme to deceive : stratagem, trick b : something fanciful, elaborate, or intricate in design c : something (such as a figure of speech) in a literary work designed to achieve a particular artistic effect

1. To form in the mind by new combinations of ideas, new applications of principles, or new arrangement of parts; to formulate by thought; to contrive; to excogitate; to invent; to plan; to scheme; as, to devisean engine, a new mode of writing, a plan of defense, or an argument. To devisecurious works.

To work out or create (something) by thinking; contrive; plan; invent. Webster's New World Similar definitions To bequeath (real property) by a will. Webster's New World Similar definitions To …

device noun [C] (METHOD) a method that is used to produce a particular effect: a literary / rhetorical device A trademark can be a powerful marketing device. [ + to infinitive ] Her cool …

2 ngày trước · devise in American English (dɪˈvaiz) (verb -vised, -vising) transitive verb 1. to contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas to devise a method 2. Law to assign or transmit (property) by will 3. archaic to imagine; suppose intransitive verb 4. to form a plan; contrive noun 5. Law a.