to devise
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4.8
- verb
- /dɪˈvaɪz/
:
idear
- The engineers worked together to devise an innovative solution for the energy crisis.
- devise strategies
- devise a plan
- devise methods
So suppose we figure out ways to devise consciousness in machines.
- So suppose we figure out ways to devise consciousness in machines.
- Like all these things weren't originally devised to hurt us.
- So scientists devised a drug that did just that.
- So could you say more about what what you then devised in the case of roulette?
- And so he said we have to devise a heart lung machine.
- Took them and has now devised her own plan that does not include the fae.
- So these are the highest cost, riskiest, most secretive investments ever devised by Wall Street.
- I put my name forward and, yeah, devised the training plan because John had never done any climbing.
Examples
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I asked students to work in groups to devise loose definitions of these terms.
Academic text (2013) -
Yes, in the morning we will devise a plan - to get everybody out of here safely.
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We said sure if we get to devise the test ourselves and they agreed.
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During training, I will devise the strategy of your enemy.
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In that time they will devise a new constitution.
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So how can we devise a treatment that is hybrid?
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My view is that together these can help us understand complex phenomenon and devise interventions.
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They could tell well enough how to devise a means to help themselves.
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At Sunset Elementary School, teachers devise many of the hands-on projects the critics love.
Academic text (1999) -
Then the station's art director, Bob Miller, devised KCRA's first TV news animation.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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2.6
To plan and make something so it looks and works as needed
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2.1
Invent a plan or idea in your mind
181
3.2
To make up a story or excuse that is not true
59
4.5
To create and describe an idea, plan, or theory clearly
56
4.7
To create a plan or idea after careful thought
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5.7
To plan the best way to reach a goal
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7.3
To invent a clever plan or excuse
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3.6
To make a secret or careful plan to do something
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4.4
To think of a clever or secret plan to do something
To think very carefully to find a new idea or solution
Antonyms
How Inventive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Devise comes from an old French word meaning 'to divide' or 'set out', and it shares the same root as the English words device and divide. So to devise something is to work out its parts and plan them carefully — in other words, 'to invent or plan'.