Antonyms for devise
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-vahyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈvaɪz |
Definition of devise
Origin :- early 13c., "to form, fashion;" c.1300, "to plan, contrive," from Old French deviser "dispose in portions, arrange, plan, contrive" (in modern French, "to chat, gossip"), from Vulgar Latin *divisare, frequentative of Latin dividere "to divide" (see divide). Modern sense is from "to arrange a division" (especially via a will), a meaning present in the Old French word. Related: Devised; devising.
- verb conceive, dream up
- We had a system in the operating-room as perfect as I could devise it.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- I will devise it to humanity, and John Burke shall execute the will.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- His researches on the dynamo caused him to devise what he calls an 'harmonic engine.'
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- But try as I might, I could only devise something so commonplace that I let the clay spoil.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- During their walk they might devise some means of breaking the news in a gentle way.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- They dare not devise good for man's estate, And yet they know not that they do not dare.
- Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
- And they ate it uncooked, dipping it up in their hands, unable to devise any other way.
- Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
- How shall we devise a remedy and way of escape out of so great a danger?
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- We must, if it be at all possible, devise some means of saving his life.
- Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
- Marital confidences might well upset the best-laid plans I could devise.
- Extract from : « In Direst Peril » by David Christie Murray
Synonyms for devise
- ad-lib
- arrange
- blueprint
- brainstorm
- cast
- chart
- cogitate
- come up with
- concoct
- construct
- contrive
- cook up
- craft
- create
- design
- discover
- dope out
- fake it
- forge
- form
- formulate
- frame
- get off
- hatch
- head trip
- imagine
- improvise
- intrigue
- invent
- machinate
- make up
- mastermind
- plan
- play it by ear
- plot
- prepare
- project
- scheme
- shape
- spark
- think up
- throw together
- trump up
- vamp
- whip up
- work out
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