- devise⇄devise, verb, -vised,-vising,noun.
- devise⇄noun (Law.)1. a giving or leaving land, buildings, or other property, by a will.
2. a will or part of a will doing this.
3. property, especially real property, given or left in this way. - devise⇄v.i. 1. to contrive; plan.
Ex. The captain was always devising how to get the mate into trouble.
2. (Obsolete.) to imagine; guess.
Ex. I ... love thee better than thou canst devise (Shakespeare). - devise⇄v.t. 1. to think out; plan or contrive; intent.
Ex. The boys are trying to devise a scheme for earning money during the summer vacation. He devised a way of raising boards up to the roof by using a pulley.
(SYN) concoct, concert, excogitate.