devise

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

Middle English devisen, devysen, from Latin devisare, frequentative of devidere.

Pronunciation [edit]

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Verb [edit]

devise (third-person singular simple present devises, present participle devising, simple past and past participle devised)

  1. (transitive) To use one's intellect to plan or design (something).
  2. (transitive) To leave (property) in a will.
  3. (intransitive, archaic) To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
    • Alexander Pope
      I thought, devised, and Pallas heard my prayer.

Translations [edit]

To use the intellect to plan or design
To leave in a will

Noun [edit]

devise (plural devises)

  1. the act of leaving real property in a will
  2. such a will, or a clause in such a will
  3. the real property left in such a will

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Anagrams [edit]

French [edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:

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Etymology [edit]

From deviser.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

devise f (plural devises)

  1. currency
  2. motto

Verb [edit]

devise

  1. first-person singular present indicative of deviser
  2. third-person singular present indicative of deviser
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of deviser
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of deviser
  5. second-person singular imperative of deviser

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