devise
Plural: devises
Noun
- a will disposing of real property
- (law) a gift of real property by will
- 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.
- Design, devising.
Verb
Verb Forms: devised, devising, devises
- To form a plan or invent something in the mind.
- come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
- arrange by systematic planning and united effort
- "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
- give by will, especially real property
- To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
- To leave (property) in a will.
- To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
- To plan or scheme for; to plot to obtain.
- To imagine; to guess.
Examples
- He tried to devise a way to use all seven tiles, even if it meant sacrificing a few points.
- to devise an argument; to devise a machine, or a new system of writing
Origin / Etymology
PIE word
*dwóh₁
From Middle English devisen, devysen, from Old French deviser, from Vulgar Latin devisō, from Latin dīvisō, frequentative of dīvidō.
Synonyms
contrive, excogitate, forge, formulate, get up, invent, machinate, organise, organize, prepare, lay
Scrabble Score: 10
devise: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddevise: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
devise: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary