Definitions of devise [ɪˈvaɪz]

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Definition of 'devise'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) devise
to contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas:
to devise a method.

2.  devise
to transmit (property) by will.

3.  devise
Archaic. to imagine; suppose.

4. (v.i.) devise
to form a plan; contrive.

5. (n.) devise
the disposition of real property by will.

6.  devise
a will or clause in a will disposing of property.

7.  devise
the property so disposed of.

Etymology: (1150–1200; < OF deviser&indirdesc; L dīvidere to divide ; see device)

Definition of 'devise'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) devise
a will disposing of real property

2. (verb) devise
(law) a gift of real property by will

3. (verb) invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
"excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

4. (verb) organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate
arrange by systematic planning and united effort
"machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"

5. (verb) devise
give by will, especially real property

Definition of 'devise'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) devise
to invent or create sth
to devise a plan

Definition of 'devise'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) devise
the act of giving or disposing of real estate by will; -- sometimes improperly applied to a bequest of personal estate

2. (noun) devise
a will or testament, conveying real estate; the clause of a will making a gift of real property

3. (noun) devise
property devised, or given by will

4. (noun) devise
device. See Device

5. (verb) devise
to form in the mind by new combinations of ideas, new applications of principles, or new arrangement of parts; to formulate by thought; to contrive; to excogitate; to invent; to plan; to scheme; as, to devise an engine, a new mode of writing, a plan of defense, or an argument

6. (verb) devise
to plan or scheme for; to purpose to obtain

7. (verb) devise
to say; to relate; to describe

8. (verb) devise
to imagine; to guess

9. (verb) devise
to give by will; -- used of real estate; formerly, also, of chattels

10. (verb) devise
to form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider

Translation of 'devise'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to invent; to put together A shelter / new scheme was hurriedly devised.
Afrikaans: uitdink, versin	Arabic: يَبْتَكِر، يَبْتَدِع	Bulgarian: измислям
Brazilian: inventar	Czech: vymyslet	German: ausdenken
Danish: udtænke	Greek: επινοώ, σκαρώνω	Spanish: concebir, inventar, trama
Estonian: välja mõtlema	Farsi: ساختن؛ ابداع کردن	Finnish: keksiä
French: inventer, combiner	Hebrew: לְהַמצִיא	Hindi: योजना बनाना
Croatian: izumiti, izmisliti	Hungarian: (meg)szerkeszt	Indonesian: menciptakan
Icelandic: hugsa upp	Italian: escogitare	Japanese: 考案する
Korean: 고안하다	Lithuanian: sugalvoti, sukurpti	Latvian: izdomāt; izgudrot
Malay: mereka	Dutch: bedenken	Norwegian: tenke ut; sette sammen
Polish: obmyślać, budować	Persian: ساختن؛ ابداع کردن	Pashto: تدبيركول، اختراع كول، تجو
Portuguese: inventar	Romanian: a inventa, a născoci	Russian: придумывать
Slovak: vymyslieť	Slovenian: izmisliti si	Serbian: izumeti
Swedish: hitta på, tänka ut, uppfi	Thai: คิดขึ้นใหม่	Turkish: tasarlamak, icat etmek
Taiwanese: 發明	Ukrainian: вигадувати; винаходити	Urdu: ایجاد کرنا
Vietnamese: đặt kế hoạch	Chinese: 发明
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