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devise

verb
/dɪˈvaɪz/

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English devisen, devysen, from Old French deviser, from Vulgar Latin devisō, from Latin dīvisō, frequentative of dīvidō.

  1. derived from dīvisō
  2. derived from devisō
  3. derived from deviser
  4. inherited from devisen

Definitions

  1. To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).

    • Near-synonyms: lay, set, design, plan, create
    • to devise an argument; to devise a machine, or a new system of writing
    • Therefore to make complaynt Of such mysadvysed Parsons and dysgysed, Thys boke we have devysed, […]

  2. To leave (property) in a will.

  3. To form a scheme

    To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.

    • I thought, devised, and Pallas heard my prayer.
  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. To plan or scheme for

      To plan or scheme for; to plot to obtain.

      • For wisedome is most riches; fooles therefore / They are, which fortunes doe by vowes deuize,

    2. To imagine

      To imagine; to guess.

      • I do protest I neuer iniur’d thee, But lou’d thee better then thou can’st deuise: Till thou shalt know the reason of my loue.

    3. The act of leaving real property in a will.

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

      • Fines upon devises were still exacted.

    5. The real property left in such a will.

    6. Design, devising.

      • I don't know how I got to be so sour on life, but I'm constantly in solitary confinement of my own devise, […]

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Derived

devisable, devisal, devisee, give, devise, and bequeath, redevise, devisor, point-devise, residuary devise

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at devise. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at devise. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at devise

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA