English

Detailed Synonyms for devise in English

devise:

to devise verbe (devises, devised, devising)

  1. to devise
    to invent; to contrive; to devise; to make up
    • invent verbe (invents, invented, inventing)
    • contrive verbe (contrives, contrived, contriving)
    • devise verbe (devises, devised, devising)
    • make up verbe (makes up, made up, making up)
  2. to devise
    to devise; to plot; make plans; to plan; lay schemes
  3. to devise
    to plan; to contrive; to set up; to devise; to plot
    • plan verbe (plans, planned, planning)
    • contrive verbe (contrives, contrived, contriving)
    • set up verbe (sets up, set up, setting up)
    • devise verbe (devises, devised, devising)
    • plot verbe (plots, plotted, plotting)
  4. to devise
    to estimate; to devise
    • estimate verbe (estimates, estimated, estimating)
    • devise verbe (devises, devised, devising)
  5. to devise
    to devise; to bequeath; dispose of by will
  6. to devise
    – come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort 1
    to devise; to forge; to invent; to contrive; to formulate; excogitate
    – come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort 1
    • devise verbe (devises, devised, devising)
    • forge verbe (forges, forged, forging)
    • invent verbe (invents, invented, inventing)
    • contrive verbe (contrives, contrived, contriving)
    • formulate verbe (formulates, formulated, formulating)
    • excogitate verbe
      • excogitate a way to measure the speed of light1
  7. to devise
    – arrange by systematic planning and united effort 1
    to devise; to prepare; to organize; organise; get up; machinate
    – arrange by systematic planning and united effort 1
    • devise verbe (devises, devised, devising)
      • devise a plan to take over the director's office1
    • prepare verbe (prepares, prepared, preparing)
    • organize verbe, américain (organizes, organized, organizing)
      • organize a strike1
    • organise verbe, britannique
    • get up verbe
    • machinate verbe
      • machinate a plot1
  8. to devise
    – give by will, especially real property 1
    to devise
    – give by will, especially real property 1
    • devise verbe (devises, devised, devising)

Conjugations for devise:

present
  1. devise
  2. devise
  3. devises
  4. devise
  5. devise
  6. devise
simple past
  1. devised
  2. devised
  3. devised
  4. devised
  5. devised
  6. devised
present perfect
  1. have devised
  2. have devised
  3. has devised
  4. have devised
  5. have devised
  6. have devised
past continuous
  1. was devising
  2. were devising
  3. was devising
  4. were devising
  5. were devising
  6. were devising
future
  1. shall devise
  2. will devise
  3. will devise
  4. shall devise
  5. will devise
  6. will devise
continuous present
  1. am devising
  2. are devising
  3. is devising
  4. are devising
  5. are devising
  6. are devising
subjunctive
  1. be devised
  2. be devised
  3. be devised
  4. be devised
  5. be devised
  6. be devised
diverse
  1. devise!
  2. let's devise!
  3. devised
  4. devising
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

devise [the ~] nom

  1. the devise
    – (law) a gift of real property by will 1
    the devise
    – (law) a gift of real property by will 1
  2. the devise
    – a will disposing of real property 1
    the devise
    – a will disposing of real property 1

Alternate Synonyms for "devise":


Related Definitions for "devise":

  1. (law) a gift of real property by will1
  2. a will disposing of real property1
  3. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort1
  4. arrange by systematic planning and united effort1
    • devise a plan to take over the director's office1
  5. give by will, especially real property1

Related Synonyms for devise