devise

de·vise  (d-vz)

tr.v. de·vised, de·vis·ing, de·vis·es

1. To form, plan, or arrange in the mind; design or contrive: devised a new system for handling mail orders.

2. Law To transmit or give (real property) by will.

3. Archaic To suppose; imagine.

n. Law

1.

a. The act of transmitting or giving real property by will.

b. The property or lands so transmitted or given.

2. A will or clause in a will transmitting or giving real property.

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[Middle English devisen, from Old French deviser, from Vulgar Latin *dvsre, from Latin *dvsre, frequentative of dvidere, to divide; see divide.]

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de·visa·ble adj.

de·viser n.

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devise

Verb

[-vising, -vised] to work out (something) in one's mind [Old French deviser to divide]

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devise

1. the bequeathing of real property by will.
2. the clause in a will devising real property.

See also: Property and Ownership

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	devise - a will disposing of real property testament, will - a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
	2.	devise - (law) a gift of real property by will law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" inheritance, heritage - that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner gift - something acquired without compensation
Verb	1.	devise - come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light" excogitate, invent, contrive, formulate, forge create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
	2.	devise - arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" machinate, prepare, organise, organize, get up initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" put on, mount - prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance; "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play" lay - prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan" set up - begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.; "set up an election" sandwich - make into a sandwich spatchcock - prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock; "spatchcock a guinea hen" embattle - prepare for battle or conflict
	3.	devise - give by will, especially real property bequeath, will, leave - leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"

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devise

verb work out, plan, form, design, imagine, frame, arrange, plot, construct, invent, conceive, formulate, contrive, dream up, concoct, think up

Translations

devise [dɪˈvaɪz] vt → idear, inventar

devise [dɪˈvaɪz] vt → imaginer, concevoir

devise [dɪˈvaɪz] vt → sich dat ausdenken;

(machine) → entwerfen

devise [dɪˈvaɪz] vt → escogitare, concepire

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devise

v devise [diˈvaiz]

to invent; to put together A shelter / new scheme was hurriedly devised. uitdink, versin يَبْتَكِر، يَبْتَدِع измислям vymyslet udtænke ausdenken επινοώ, σκαρώνω concebir, inventar, tramar, maquinar välja mõtlema ساختن؛ ابداع کردن keksiä inventer, combiner לְהַמצִיא योजना बनाना izumiti, izmisliti (meg)szerkeszt menciptakan hugsa upp escogitare 考案する 고안하다, 발명하다 sugalvoti, sukurpti izdomāt; izgudrot mereka bedenken tenke ut; sette sammen obmyślać, budować inventar a inventa, a născoci придумывать vymyslieť izmisliti si izumeti hitta på, tänka ut, uppfinna คิดขึ้นใหม่ tasarlamak, icat etmek 發明 вигадувати; винаходити ایجاد کرنا đặt kế hoạch 发明