devise

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪˈvaɪz/ See IPA manual

Freq #21548

Meanings

1

verb
To invent or plan something clever, often a method, system, or scheme.

The team devised a clever plan to cut costs without losing customers.
2

noun
In law, a gift of land or property left to someone in a will.

Under the devise in her will, the farmhouse passed to her eldest son.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to invent or plan something... create design plan

Word family

Forms deviseddevisesdevising

Derived forms devisabledevisaldeviseedevisorpoint-deviseredevise

Related forms devicedevising

Etymology

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

devisen Middle English deviser Old French devisō la-vul dīvisō Latin

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# devise

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈvaɪz/
**Frequency rank:** 21548

## Meanings
1. To invent or plan something clever, often a method, system, or scheme.
2. In law, a gift of land or property left to someone in a will.

## Examples
- The team devised a clever plan to cut costs without losing customers.
- Under the devise in her will, the farmhouse passed to her eldest son.

## Derived Forms
- devisable
- devisal
- devisee
- devisor
- point-devise
- redevise

## Related Forms
- device
- devising

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: devisen
- Root: deviser
- Root: devisō
- Root: dīvisō

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

## AI Etymology
Devise comes from Middle English devisen, devysen, from Old French deviser, from Vulgar Latin devisō, from Latin dīvisō, frequentative of dīvidō. The historical chain includes devisen (Middle English), deviser (Old French), devisō (Vulgar Latin), and dīvisō (Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as devisable, devisal, devisee, and devisor and related forms such as device and devising. In present use it covers to invent or plan something clever, often a method, system, or scheme and in law, a gift of land or property left to someone in a will.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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