/ dɪˈvaɪz; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] to invent sth new or a new way of doing sth
SYN think up :
A new system has been devised to control traffic in the city.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle 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 ).