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Synonyms for devise
dɪˈvaɪzde·vise
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devisenoun
a will disposing of real property
deviseverb
(law) a gift of real property by will
invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forgeverb
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
"excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
Synonyms:
excogitate, ruminate, work, fake, prepare, make up, develop, contemplate, muse, get up, organize, fabricate, forge, plan, speculate, throw, cast, mull over, think over, form, mould, invent, word, manufacture, mull, explicate, reflect, fashion, articulate, spirt, cook up, organise, meditate, hammer, counterfeit, chew over, contrive, shape, phrase, ponder, spurt, give voice, formulate, project, design, machinate, moldorganize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinateverb
arrange by systematic planning and united effort
"machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
Synonyms:
conspire, excogitate, trick up, prink, drum, rise, ready, coordinate, prepare, stand up, bone up, fig up, mug up, cook, fancy up, fix, develop, elevate, uprise, get up, work up, gear up, organize, forge, unionize, tog up, grind away, lift, make, cram, arise, swot up, cabal, form, gussy up, bring up, attire, train, mastermind, invent, groom, overdress, deck up, complot, direct, raise, engineer, trick out, organise, bone, unionise, set up, turn out, swot, contrive, fig out, dress up, tog out, rig out, orchestrate, formulate, set, conjure, deck out, machinate, educatedeviseverb
give by will, especially real property
Synonyms:
machinate, formulate, get up, invent, organise, excogitate, forge, prepare, contrive, organize
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Devise
Device vs. Devise -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Device and Devise.
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#125 | work | |
#132 | make | |
#189 | set | |
#245 | design | |
#288 | project | |
#368 | form | |
#480 | plan | |
#783 | direct | |
#810 | word | |
#1292 | ready | |
#1482 | develop | |
#1873 | fashion | |
#2217 | manage | |
#2394 | cast | |
#2464 | fix | |
#2505 | train | |
#2703 | rise | |
#3012 | shape | |
#3139 | cook | |
#3307 | concert | |
#3336 | reflect | |
#3365 | engineer | |
#3551 | raise | |
#3552 | prepare | |
#4053 | bone | |
#4404 | throw | |
#4499 | lift | |
#4807 | drum | |
#5017 | phrase | |
#6134 | fake | |
#6425 | designing | |
#6685 | manufacture | |
#6989 | coordinate | |
#7087 | arise | |
#7411 | organize | |
#7721 | hammer | |
#8988 | mold | |
#9768 | forge | |
#10451 | educate | |
#13066 | elaborate | |
#13550 | muse | |
#14900 | groom | |
#16660 | organise | |
#18236 | formulate | |
#18871 | articulate | |
#20641 | attire | |
#20940 | mould | |
#21495 | invent | |
#22251 | devise | |
#22652 | ponder | |
#22827 | conceive | |
#25316 | counterfeit | |
#26872 | speculate | |
#27578 | contemplate | |
#27607 | cram | |
#29876 | elevate | |
#32137 | mull | |
#32640 | mastermind | |
#34131 | meditate | |
#38154 | cabal | |
#43704 | conjure | |
#44923 | swot | |
#45699 | fabricate | |
#50642 | spurt | |
#61203 | conspire | |
#73733 | orchestrate | |
#96645 | ruminate | |
#103482 | contrive | |
#125863 | explicate | |
#128727 | unionize | |
#134325 | spirt | |
#207890 | uprise | |
#233862 | complot |
How to use devise in a sentence?
Human subtelty will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does Nature, because in her inventions, nothing is lacking and nothing is superfluous.
It is unbelievable, it is going to be very difficult for us to devise an appropriate entrance exam.
We first try to identify the source of their stress so we can devise a personalized and targeted plan to help her relax.
To come and be able to sit here — it's incredible, i'm sitting where Paul Revere used to come with his fellow Patriots to devise their plan of attack. You can't recreate this feeling — it's like grasping at smoke.
It is extremely difficult in a single study to account for every variable that impacts performance, the studies here add to a growing body of evidence suggesting that surgeons, particularly experienced surgeons, can devise techniques to compensate for sleep disruption.
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- ابتكرArabic
- завещавам, измислям, изобретявамBulgarian
- divisar, copçar, preveureCatalan, Valencian
- navrhnoutCzech
- finde på, opfinde, testamentere, udtænke, udarbejdeDanish
- letztwillig vermachen, durch Testament verfügen, erdenken, ausdenken, planen, entwerfenGerman
- σχεδιάσειGreek
- درست کردنPersian
- kekata, junailla, masinoida, keksiä, testamentata, suunnitellaFinnish
- élaborer, concevoirFrench
- cumIrish
- הורישHebrew
- architettare, congegnare, inventare, escogitareItalian
- לִהַמצִיאHebrew
- nectōLatin
- whakangārahuMāori
- deixar, tramar, projetar, idear, inventar, legar, delinearPortuguese
- urziRomanian
- замыслить, разрабатывать, завещать, замышлять, разработатьRussian
- vyšpekulovať, poručiť, vymyslieť, odkázať, zanechaťSlovak
- krijoj, sajojAlbanian
- tänka ut, hitta på, uppfinnaSwedish
- tasarlamak, miras bırakmakTurkish
- Đưa raVietnamese
- datikönVolapük
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