devise

  • 101devise — verb they have devised a way to recycle contaminated oil Syn: conceive, think up, dream up, work out, formulate, concoct; design, invent, coin, originate; compose, construct, fabricate, create, produce, develop; discover, hit on; …

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  • 102devise — v 1. concoct, scheme, contrive, arrange, project, design, work out, plan, plan for; originate, invent, create, compose, excogitate; design, draft, frame, coin, mint, shape, construct, work up; think up, Sl. dope out, hit upon, dream up, spin,… …

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  • 103devise — verb Syn: conceive, think up, dream up, work out, formulate, concoct, hatch, contrive, design, invent, coin; informal cook up …

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  • 104devise*/ — [dɪˈvaɪz] verb [T] to invent a method of doing something …

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  • 105devise —   v.t. Law bequeath (real estate) by will.    ♦ devisee, n. person to whom property is bequeathed.    ♦ devisor, n. person bequeathing property …

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  • 106devise — de|vi|se sb., n, r, rne (valgsprog, motto) …

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  • 107Devise — De|vi|se , die; , n <französisch> (Wahlspruch) …

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  • 108devise — nf. ; (en plus à Arvillard) rêve : tonténa (Arvillard) …

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  • 109devise — /dɪ vaɪz/ noun the act of giving freehold land to someone in a will (NOTE: Giving of other types of property is a bequest) …

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  • 110executory devise — Devise of a future estate, and, if the executory devisee dies before the event happens, the estate goes to the heir at the time of the event, and not to the heir at the time of the death of the devisee. The happening of the contingency determines …

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