devising
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Definition
Noun: 1. The act of inventing, planning, or contriving something through careful thought: Refers to the process of creating or formulating something new, such as a plan, system, or object, often involving ingenuity and strategy.
Usage
The noun "devising" is used to describe the intellectual and creative process of bringing something into existence. It emphasizes the mental effort, planning, and invention involved.
Examples
- The successful launch was the result of months of careful devising by the engineering team.
- Her devising of a new teaching method revolutionized the classroom.
- The committee is responsible for the devising of policy.
Advanced Usage
- "The devising of": A common formal construction used to specify what is being created or planned.
- The devising of a comprehensive strategy is our top priority.
Variants and Related Words
- Devise (verb): To plan, invent, or formulate something by careful thought.
- They needed to devise a way to cross the river.
- Deviser (noun): A person who devises something.
Synonyms
- Formulation: The action of devising or creating a method or system.
- Contrivance: The act of ingeniously planning or inventing something.
- Invention: The action of creating something, typically a process or device, for the first time through thought and experimentation.
Different Meanings
The word "devising" functions solely as a noun (the gerund form of the verb "devise") and carries the single meaning defined above. It is not used as an adjective or with significantly different connotations.
Noun
- the act that results in something coming to be
- the devising of plans
- the fashioning of pots and pans
- the making of measurements
- it was already in the making