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devised

de·vise
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-vahyz]
    • /dɪˈvaɪz/
    • /dɪˈvaɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-vahyz]
    • /dɪˈvaɪz/

Definitions of devised word

  • verb with object devised to contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas: to devise a method. 1
  • verb with object devised Law. to assign or transmit (property) by will. 1
  • verb with object devised Archaic. to imagine; suppose. 1
  • verb without object devised to form a plan; contrive. 1
  • noun devised Law. the act of disposing of property, especially real property, by will. a will or clause in a will disposing of property, especially real property. the property so disposed of. 1
  • noun devised Simple past tense and past participle of devise. 1

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Origin of devised

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 Devised

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

devised 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.

devised usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for devised

adjective devised

  • trumped up — spuriously devised; fraudulent; fabricated: He was arrested on some trumped-up charge.
  • cooked-up — to prepare (food) by the use of heat, as by boiling, baking, or roasting.

Antonyms for devised

verb devised

  • destroyed — to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
  • disordered — lacking organization or in confusion; disarranged.
  • disorganized — functioning without adequate order, systemization, or planning; uncoordinated: a woefully disorganized enterprise.
  • ruinedruins, 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.
  • forgot — a simple past tense and past participle of forget.

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