Devise
[dɪ'vaɪz]
Definition
(noun.) (law) a gift of real property by will.
(noun.) a will disposing of real property.
(verb.) give by will, especially real property.
Inputed by Leila--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To form in the mind by new combinations of ideas, new applications of principles, or new arrangement of parts; to formulate by thought; to contrive; to excogitate; to invent; to plan; to scheme; as, to devise an engine, a new mode of writing, a plan of defense, or an argument.
(v. t.) To plan or scheme for; to purpose to obtain.
(v. t.) To say; to relate; to describe.
(v. t.) To imagine; to guess.
(v. t.) To give by will; -- used of real estate; formerly, also, of chattels.
(v. i.) To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
(n.) The act of giving or disposing of real estate by will; -- sometimes improperly applied to a bequest of personal estate.
(n.) A will or testament, conveying real estate; the clause of a will making a gift of real property.
(n.) Property devised, or given by will.
(n.) Device. See Device.
Edited by Cheryl
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Contrive, invent, imagine, plan, scheme, project, brew, concert, concoct, COMPASS.[2]. Bequeath, demise, leave, give by will.
n. Bequest, legacy.
Editor: Rosalie
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Contrive, plan, maneuvre, concert, manage
ANT:Miscontrive, mismanage
Checker: Mortimer
Definition
v.t. to imagine: to scheme: to contrive: to give by will: to bequeath.—v.i. to consider scheme.—n. act of bequeathing: a will: property bequeathed by will.—adj. Devis′able.—ns. Devis′al; Devisē′ one to whom real estate is bequeathed; Devis′er one who contrives; Devis′or one who bequeaths.
Checker: Rosalind
Examples
- He found it necessary to devise a new system. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- And why it was not done already she could not devise, for Miss Crawford certainly wanted no delay. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- It is the constructive, creative power which raises man above the level of the beast and enables him to devise and fashion wonderful inventions. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- If you err wilfully, I shall devise a proportionate punishment. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- For months I sought to devise methods to inform Carthoris of my whereabouts. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Second--To devise an electric lamp that would give about the same amount of light as a gas jet, which custom had proven to be a suitable and useful unit. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- What one man can consciously devise, other men can understand. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Many special tools, particularly those designed for _bicycle work_, have been devised, as exhibited by patent to Hillman, August 11, 1891, No. 457,718. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- To overcome these three disturbing factors a very ingenious form of balance has been devised. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Various cut-offs have been devised. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In 1800 Mears devised a machine employing shears. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- And yet most of us accept as a matter of course the stream which gushes from our faucet, or give no thought to the ingenuity which devised a means of forcing water upward through pipes. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- A very delicate blade devised for very delicate work. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- In 1810 Sir Robert Seppings, surveyor of the English navy, devised and introduced the system of diagonal bracing. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- And yet some of the brightest intellects of the century have been engaged in devising means to accomplish the result, and all are not yet agreed as to which is the best way. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Emphasis is placed upon the devising, adapting, constructing faculties. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Their work is in the shops, devising improvements that will make the airship safer and better fitted for commercial uses. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- If I had contemplated interposing any remonstrance of my own humble devising, I might possibly have still hesitated. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Most of the time he was monkeying with the batteries and circuits, and devising things to make the work of telegraphy less irksome. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- At this present moment half a dozen of us are taking a private pleasure excursion of our own devising. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- From the early days when growing industry demanded more coal, inventors have been busy devising all sorts of safety appliances for the miner. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Typist: Marvin