devise

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English

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Etymology

Middle English devisen, devysen, from Latin devisare, frequentative of devidere.

Pronunciation

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Verb

devise (third-person singular simple present devises, present participle devising, simple past and past participle devised)

  1. (transitive) To use one's intellect to plan or design (something).
  2. (transitive) To leave (property) in a will.
  3. (intransitive, archaic) To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
    • Alexander Pope
      I thought, devised, and Pallas heard my prayer.

Translations

To use the intellect to plan or design
To leave in a will

Noun

devise (plural devises)

  1. the act of leaving real property in a will
  2. such a will, or a clause in such a will
  3. the real property left in such a will

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French

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Etymology

From deviser.

Pronunciation

Noun

devise f (plural devises)

  1. currency
  2. motto

Verb

devise

  1. first-person singular present indicative of deviser
  2. third-person singular present indicative of deviser
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of deviser
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of deviser
  5. second-person singular imperative of deviser

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