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Showing words for DEVISE using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Devise

devise, sieved, viseed

5 Letter Words for Devise

deevs, dives, sieve, vised

4 Letter Words for Devise

dees, deev, deis, desi, deve, devi, devs, dies, dive, divs, eide, eves, idee, ides, ised, seed, seve, side, vees, vese, vide, vids, vied, vies, vise

3 Letter Words for Devise

dee, dei, des, dev, die, dis, div, eds, esd, ese, eve, ide, ids, ise, ive, sed, see, sei, sie, vee, vei, vid, vie, vis

Definitions for Devise

[1] to contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas: to devise a method.
[2] Law . to assign or transmit (property) by will.
[3] Archaic . to imagine; suppose.
[4] to form a plan; contrive.
[5] Law . the act of disposing of property, especially real property, by will. a will or clause in a will disposing of property, especially real property. the property so disposed of.
[6] to work out, contrive, or plan (something) in one's mind
[7] (tr) law to dispose of (property, esp real property) by will
[8] (tr) obsolete to imagine or guess
[9] a disposition of property by will the property so transmitted Compare bequeath (def. 1)
[10] a will or clause in a will disposing of real property Compare bequest (def. 2)

Words related to Devise

concoct, prepare, formulate, create, discover, invent, craft, design, construct, hatch, forge, mastermind, arrange, blueprint, plot, ad-lib, form, improvise, frame, machinate

Words nearby Devise

devine, deviometer, devious, devisable, devisal, devise, devisee, devisor, devitalize, devitalized, devitalized pulp

Origin of Devise

1150–1200; (v.) Middle English devisen to inspect, design, compose < Old French deviser < Vulgar Latin *dēvīsāre, for *dīvīsāre, frequentative of Latin dīvidere to divide; (noun) see device

Words that may be confused with Devise

device, devise

Other words from Devise

de·vis·er , noun
pre·de·vise , verb (used with object), pre·de·vised, pre·de·vis·ing.
self-de·vised , adjective
un·de·vised , adjective
well-de·vised , adjective

Word origin for Devise

C15: from Old French deviser to divide, apportion, intend, from Latin dīvidere to divide

Synonyms for Devise

arrange, come up with, concoct, construct, craft, create, design, discover, forge, formulate, hatch, invent, mastermind, prepare, work out, ad-lib, blueprint, brainstorm, cast, chart, cogitate, contrive, form, frame, imagine, improvise, intrigue, machinate, plan, plot, project, scheme, shape, spark, vamp, cook up, dope out, fake it, get off, head trip, make up, play it by ear, think up, throw together, trump up, whip up