devise
91devise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. bequeath, will; produce, invent, fashion, concoct. See giving, imagination, plan, transfer. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. invent, conceive, form, contrive, formulate, *cook up, create, *whip up …
92Devise — De|vi|se 〈 [ vi: ] f.; Gen.: , Pl.: n〉 1. Wahlspruch 2. 〈meist Pl.〉 Devisen Zahlungsmittel in ausländ. Währung [Etym.: frz.] …
93devise — de|vise [dıˈvaız] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: deviser, from Latin divisus, past participle of dividere to divide ] to plan or invent a new way of doing something ▪ She devised a method for quicker communications between offices …
94devise — de|vise [ dı vaız ] verb transitive ** to invent a method of doing something: They ve devised a plan to allow students to study part time …
95devise — фр. [дэви/з] девиз, обознач. на загадочном каноне возможность прочитать канон …
96devise — v. a. == contrive. 876 B. == describe. Alys. 7377 …
97devise — de·vise || dɪ vaɪz v. plan, invent; bequeath property through a will …
98devise — [dɪ vʌɪz] verb 1》 plan or invent (a complex procedure or mechanism). 2》 Law leave (property) to someone by the terms of a will. noun Law a clause in a will leaving property to someone. Derivatives devisable adjective devisee noun deviser …
99devise — I. v. a. 1. Contrive, invent, imagine, plan, scheme, project, brew, concert, concoct, compass. 2. Bequeath, demise, leave, give by will. II. n. Bequest, legacy …
100devise — verb (T) to plan or invent a way of doing something, especially something complicated and clever: She devised a method for quicker communications between offices …
