Meaning

4 senses
  1. The act of leaving real property in a will.

    a will disposing of real property

  2. Such a will, or a clause in such a will.

  3. The real property left in such a will.

    (law) a gift of real property by will

  4. Design, devising.

Examples

55 sentences
  1. We must devise some means of escape.

    ruМы должны придумать какой-нибудь способ побега. — soweli_Elepanto

  2. We'll devise another solution.

    Ми придумаємо інше рішення. — deniko

  3. He devised a complicated clockwork toy.

    Tatoeba contributors · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. We need to devise a plan.

    ruНам нужно разработать план. — marafon · CC BY 2.0 FR

  5. He has devised a new scenario.

Origin

From Middle French devise. Doublet of device.

From Middle French devise. Doublet of device.

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Forms

plural: devises
Singulardevise
Pluraldevises

regular

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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