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devise

verb
verb
BrE BrE//dɪˈvaɪz//
; NAmE NAmE//dɪˈvaɪz//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they devise
BrE BrE//dɪˈvaɪz//
; NAmE NAmE//dɪˈvaɪz//
 he / she / it devises
BrE BrE//dɪˈvaɪzɪz//
; NAmE NAmE//dɪˈvaɪzɪz//
 past simple devised
BrE BrE//dɪˈvaɪzd//
; NAmE NAmE//dɪˈvaɪzd//
 past participle devised
BrE BrE//dɪˈvaɪzd//
; NAmE NAmE//dɪˈvaɪzd//
 -ing form devising
BrE BrE//dɪˈvaɪzɪŋ//
; NAmE NAmE//dɪˈvaɪzɪŋ//
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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. Oxford Collocations DictionaryDevise is used with these nouns as the object: formula, instrument, means, … See full entry 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’).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
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