devise
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devise¹
- /dɪˈvaɪz/
Rhymes with -aɪz
Where it comes from
PIE word
*dwóh₁
From Middle English devisen, devysen, from Old French deviser, from Vulgar Latin devisō, from Latin dīvisō, frequentative of dīvidō.
verb devises · devising · devised
- To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something). Near-synonyms: lay, set, design, plan, create
- To leave (property) in a will.
- To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider. I thought, devised, and Pallas heard my prayer.
- To plan or scheme for; to plot to obtain. For wisedome is most riches; fooles therefore / They are, which fortunes doe by vowes deuize,
- To imagine; to guess. I do protest I neuer iniur’d thee, But lou’d thee better then thou can’st deuise: Till thou shalt know the reason of my loue.
devise²
- /dɪˈvaɪz/
Rhymes with -aɪz
Where it comes from
From Middle French devise. Doublet of device.
noun devises
- The act of leaving real property in a will.
- Such a will, or a clause in such a will. Fines upon devises were still exacted.
- The real property left in such a will.
- Design, devising. I don't know how I got to be so sour on life, but I'm constantly in solitary confinement of my own devise, […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: invent, contrive, prepare, organize, excogitate, formulate, get up, forge, introduce, enactment, enact, define, develop, designing, identify, propose
Translations
Every language
verb use the intellect to plan or design
| Español | idear, discurrir, ingeniar, elucubrar, discursar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 고안하다 goanhada |
| Português | inventar, tramar, delinear, projetar, idear |
| Français | concevoir, élaborer |
| Deutsch | ausdenken, entwerfen, erdenken, planen |
| Italiano | architettare, congegnare, escogitare, inventare |
| Ελληνικά | επινοώ epinoó |
| Română | urzi |
| Русский | разраба́тывать razrabátyvatʹ, разрабо́тать razrabótatʹ, замышля́ть zamyšljátʹ, замы́слить zamýslitʹ, задумать zadumatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | đề ra, vạch ra |
verb leave in a will
| Español | legar |
|---|---|
| Português | legar, deixar |
| Deutsch | letztwillig vermachen, durch Testament verfügen |
| Русский | завеща́ть zaveščátʹ |
| עברית | הוריש horísh |
verb to scheme, to plot
| Español | tramar, devisar, urdir |
|---|---|
| Italiano | pianificare |
Talk about this word "devise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/devise. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. devise. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/devise "devise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/devise.Cite this
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title = {devise},
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