devise
/di'vaiz/
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Definition
Verb:
- To invent or plan something by careful thought: To create or conceive of something, especially a complex idea, method, or device, through intellectual effort.
- To arrange by systematic planning and united effort: To organize or bring about a scheme or course of action through coordinated planning.
- (Law) To give or leave (real property) by will: To bequeath land or real estate through a legal testament.
Noun:
- (Law) A gift of real property by will: A clause in a will or the property itself that is bequeathed as real estate.
Usage Examples
- Verb (Invent/Plan):
- The engineers had to devise a new strategy to solve the problem.
- She devised a clever method for remembering vocabulary.
- Verb (Organize a plan):
- The team devised a campaign to raise awareness about the issue.
- They are devising a way to streamline the production process.
- Verb (Law):
- The land was devised to his eldest son in the will.
- Noun (Law):
- The will included a devise of the family farm to the charity.
Advanced Usage
- "To devise a means to an end": To cleverly plan a method to achieve a specific goal.
- They had to devise a means to an end that would satisfy all stakeholders.
- Often used in formal, academic, or technical contexts related to planning, invention, and strategy.
Variants and Related Words
- Deviser (n): A person who invents or plans something.
- The deviser of the scheme was praised for its ingenuity.
- Devisable (adj): Capable of being invented or planned.
- A solution seemed devisable with enough time and resources.
Synonyms
- Conceive: To form or develop a plan or idea in the mind.
- Formulate: To create or prepare a method, plan, or theory carefully.
- Invent: To create or design something that has not existed before.
- Contrive: To plan or create something using skill and cleverness, often secretly.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "Devise" is not commonly used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. Its meaning is typically expressed directly.)
Related Idioms
- "Devise and bequeath": A legal phrase often found in wills, indicating the act of leaving property by testamentary gift.
- The clause instructed the executor to devise and bequeath the estate as outlined.
Noun
- (law) a gift of real property by will
- a will disposing of real property
Verb
- give by will, especially real property
- arrange by systematic planning and united effort
- machinate a plot
- organize a strike
- devise a plan to take over the director's office
- come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
- excogitate a way to measure the speed of light