devise
verb/dɪˈvaɪz/
/dɪˈvaɪz/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they devise | /dɪˈvaɪz/ /dɪˈvaɪz/ |
| he / she / it devises | /dɪˈvaɪzɪz/ /dɪˈvaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple devised | /dɪˈvaɪzd/ /dɪˈvaɪzd/ |
| past participle devised | /dɪˈvaɪzd/ /dɪˈvaɪzd/ |
| -ing form devising | /dɪˈvaɪzɪŋ/ /dɪˈvaɪzɪŋ/ |
- devise something to invent something new or a new way of doing something synonym think up
- A new system has been devised to control traffic in the city.
Extra Examples- Scientists have devised a method of recycling the contaminated oil.
- We must devise a new system for dealing with complaints.
- specially devised tests
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDevise is used with these nouns as the object:- formula
- instrument
- means
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: the verb from Old French deviser, from Latin divis- ‘divided’, from the verb dividere (this sense being reflected in the original English sense of the verb); the noun is a variant of device (in the early sense ‘will, desire’).Definitions on the go
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