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- [dih-vahyz]
- /dɪˈvaɪz/
- /dɪˈvaɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-vahyz]
- /dɪˈvaɪz/
Definitions of devise word
- verb devise If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it. 3
- verb devise to work out, contrive, or plan (something) in one's mind 3
- verb devise to dispose of (property, esp real property) by will 3
- verb devise to imagine or guess 3
- noun devise a disposition of property by will 3
- noun devise the property so transmitted 3
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Origin of devise
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; (v.) Middle English devisen to inspect, design, compose < Old French deviser < Vulgar Latin *dēvīsāre, for *dīvīsāre, frequentative of Latin dīvidere to divide; (noun) see device
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Parts of speech for Devise
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
devise popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for devise
verb devise
- come up with — If you come up with a plan or idea, you think of it and suggest it.
- concoct — If you concoct an excuse or explanation, you invent one that is not true.
- prepare — to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery.
- formulate — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
noun devise
- throwback — an act of throwing back.
- bequeathment — to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece.
- bequest — A bequest is money or property which you legally leave to someone when you die.
- legacy — legacy system
- bequeathal — to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece.
Antonyms for devise
verb devise
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
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