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    devise
    /dɪˈvʌɪz/

    verb

    • 1. plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought: "a training programme should be devised"
    • 2. leave (something, especially real estate) to someone by the terms of a will.

    noun

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

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  2. Devised is the past tense and past participle of devise, which means to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination. See how to use devised in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.

  3. Devise means to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination. It can also mean to leave someone money or property in a will. See how to use devise in different contexts and languages.

  4. 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. devisable. di-ˈvī-zə-bəl. adjective.

  5. to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination: He's good at devising language games that you can play with students in class. The cartoon characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown were devised by Charles M. Schultz. Fewer examples.

  6. Definition of devise verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. Devise means to work out, plan, or invent something in your mind, or to dispose of property by will. Learn more about its usage, pronunciation, and related words from Collins English Dictionary.

  8. Devised definition: contrived, planned, invented, or designed. See examples of DEVISED used in a sentence.