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devise

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
1de·vise 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1devise
Pronunciation:
\di-ˈvīz\
Function:
transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
de·vised; de·vis·ing
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French deviser, diviser, to divide, distinguish, invent, from Vulgar Latin *divisare, frequentative of Latin dividere to divide
Date:
13th century
1 a: to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent <devise a new strategy> barchaic : conceive, imagine c: to plan to obtain or bring about : plot <devise one's death>2: to give (real estate) by will — compare bequeath
de·vis·able 
          Listen to the pronunciation of devisable \-ˈvī-zə-bəl\ adjective
de·vis·er noun


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