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- DictionaryDe·vise/dəˈvīz/
verb
- 1. plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought: "a training program should be devised"
- 2. leave (real estate) to someone by the terms of a will.
noun
- 1. a clause in a will leaving something, especially real estate, to someone.
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.
Devise definition: to contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas. See examples of DEVISE used in a sentence.
verb [ T ] us / dɪˈvɑɪz / Add to word list. to invent something, esp. with intelligence or imagination: He devised a new way to treat mental depression. The committee is devising an agenda for the upcoming political convention. (Definition of devise from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
verb [ T ] us / dɪˈvɑɪz / Add to word list. to invent something, esp. with intelligence or imagination: He devised a new way to treat mental depression. The committee is devising an agenda for the upcoming political convention. (Definition of devise from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
devise. devise something to invent something new or a new way of doing something synonym think up. A new system has been devised to control traffic in the city. Definition of devise verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 days ago · to work out, contrive, or plan (something) in one's mind. 2. (transitive) law. to dispose of (property, esp real property) by will. 3. (transitive) obsolete. to imagine or guess. noun law.
Definitions of devise. verb. arrange by systematic planning and united effort. “ devise a plan to take over the director's office”. synonyms: get up, machinate, organise, organize, prepare. see more. verb. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort.
