devise
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Middle English devisen, devysen, from Latin devisare, frequentative of devidere.
Pronunciation [edit]
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- Rhymes: -aɪz
Verb [edit]
devise (third-person singular simple present devises, present participle devising, simple past and past participle devised)
- (transitive) To use one's intellect to plan or design (something).
- (transitive) To leave (property) in a will.
- (intransitive, archaic) To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
- Alexander Pope
- I thought, devised, and Pallas heard my prayer.
- Alexander Pope
Translations [edit]
To use the intellect to plan or design
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To leave in a will
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Noun [edit]
devise (plural devises)
- the act of leaving real property in a will
- such a will, or a clause in such a will
- the real property left in such a will
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Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From deviser.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
devise f (plural devises)
Verb [edit]
devise
- first-person singular present indicative of deviser
- third-person singular present indicative of deviser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of deviser
- third-person singular present subjunctive of deviser
- second-person singular imperative of deviser