devise

de·vise

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verb

The definition of devise is to plan or create by thinking through.

An example of devise is figuring out how to recreate a restaurant's secret recipe.

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devise

transitive verb

intransitive verb

-·vised′, -·vis′ing

to work out or create (something) by thinking; contrive; plan; invent
Law to bequeath (real property) by a will
Archaic to make secret plans for; plot
Obs. to guess or imagine

Origin of devise

Middle English devisen from Old French deviser, to distribute, direct, regulate, talk from Vulgar Latin an unverified form divisare from Classical Latin divisus, past participle of dividere: see divide

a gift of real property by a will
a will, or clause in a will, granting such a gift
the property so granted

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devise

transitive verb

de·vised, de·vis·ing, de·vis·es

To form, plan, or arrange in the mind; design or contrive: devised a new system for handling mail orders.
Law To transmit or give (real property) by will.
Archaic To suppose; imagine.

noun

Law

a. The act of transmitting or giving real property by will.
b. The property or lands so transmitted or given.
A will or clause in a will transmitting or giving real property.

Origin of devise

Middle English devisen from Old French deviser from Vulgar Latin dēvīsāre from Latin dīvīsāre frequentative of dīvidere to divide ; see divide .

Related Forms:

de·vis′a·ble
adjective

de·vis′er
noun

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present devises, present participle devising, simple past and past participle devised)

To use one's intellect to plan or design (something).
to devise an argument; to devise a machine, or a new system of writing
To leave (property) in a will.
(intransitive, archaic) To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
(archaic) To plan or scheme for; to plot to obtain.

Noun

(plural devises)