v.
Pronunciation: di- ' v ī z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: de · vised ; de · vis · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French deviser, diviser, to divide, distinguish, invent, from Vulgar Latin *divisare, frequentative of Latin dividere to divide
Date: 13th century
1 a : to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : INVENT < devise a new strategy> b archaic : CONCEIVE , IMAGINE c : to plan to obtain or bring about : PLOT < devise one's death>
2 : to give (real estate) by will ― compare BEQUEATH
– de · vis · able \ - ' v ī -z ə -b ə l \ adjective
– de · vis · er noun