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de·vised

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  1. Devised

    of Devise

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of devised in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of devised in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of devised in a Sentence

  1. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

    A sect or party is an elegant incognito devised to save a man from the vexation of thinking.

  2. Defense Secretary Ash Carter:

    I was not satisfied with the early efforts in that regard, and so we are looking at different ways to achieve the same strategic objectives, which is the right one, which is to enable capable motivated forces on the ground to retake territory from ISIL and reclaim Syrian territory from extremism so we have devised a number of different approaches to that going forward.

  3. James Joyce:

    Writing in English is the most ingenious torture ever devised for sins commited in previous lives.

  4. Sir Arthur Eddington:

    We have found a strange footprint on the shores of the unknown. We have devised profound theories, one after another, to account for its origins. At last, we have succeeded in reconstructing the creature that made the footprint. And lo It is our own.

  5. Gillian Anderson:

    By the time there's another invasion of artificially intelligent dung-eating robotic probes from outer space, maybe their uber-children will have devised a way to save our planet.

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    identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
    A foreordained
    B unsealed
    C appellative
    D eloquent

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