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to devise
01
to design or invent a new thing or method after much thinking
Transitive: to devise a plan or approach
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
devise
3rd person singular
devises
Present participle
devising
Past simple
devised
Past participle
devised
Examples
The engineer devised a groundbreaking solution to the complex engineering problem.
02
to plan or scheme in order to achieve a specific goal or outcome
Transitive: to devise an action
Examples
She devised a clever way to surprise him for his birthday.
03
to pass on something, typically property or real estate, to someone through a will
Transitive: to devise a property to sb
Examples
She decided to devise her entire estate to her children in her will.
Devise
01
a gift of real property specified in a will
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
devises
Examples
Multiple devises were made in the same testament.
02
a will or testament that disposes of real property
Examples
The farmer prepared a devise outlining how his estate would be divided.
Lexical Tree
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