English Explanatory Dictionary

devise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
  2. To leave (property) in a will.
  3. To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
  4. To plan or scheme for; to plot to obtain.
  5. To imagine; to guess.
noun
  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.
  4. Design, devising.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈvaɪz/ en-us-devise.ogg

Word forms

devise devises devising devised

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English devisen, devysen, from Old French deviser, from Vulgar Latin devisō, from Latin dīvisō, frequentative of dīvidō.

Synonyms

lay set design plan create

Related words

device devising

Derived words

devisable devisal devisee give, devise, and bequeath redevise devisor point-devise residuary devise
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