Definition of devises Devises
/dɪvajˈzɪz/ - [divayziz] -
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Wiktionary 
- devises (Noun)
Plural of devise.
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NounPlural: devises |
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| devise - (law) a gift of real property by will | ||
| gift something acquired without compensation | ||
| heritage, inheritance practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; "a heritage of freedom" | ||
| devise - a will disposing of real property | ||
| will, testament a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a will there's a way" | ||
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| devise - give by will, especially real property | ||
| bequeath, will, leave leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" | ||
| devise - arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" | ||
| organize, organise, prepare, get up, machinate | ||
| pioneer, initiate open up and explore a new area; "pioneer space" | ||
| mount, put on fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis" | ||
| lay put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" | ||
| set up get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery" | ||
| sandwich insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects; "She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men" | ||
| spatchcock interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story | ||
| embattle prepare for battle or conflict | ||
| devise - come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light" | ||
| invent, contrive, excogitate, formulate, forge | ||
| create by mental act, create mentally create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands | ||
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Wiktionary
- devise (Noun)
The act of leaving real property in a will. - devise (Noun)
Such a will, or a clause in such a will. - devise (Noun)
The real property left in such a will. - devise (Verb)
To use one's intellect to plan or design something. - devise (Verb)
To leave property in a will. - devise (Verb)
To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- devise (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. - devise (v. t.)
To plan or scheme for; to purpose to obtain. - devise (v. t.)
To say; to relate; to describe. - devise (v. t.)
To imagine; to guess. - devise (v. t.)
To give by will; -- used of real estate; formerly, also, of chattels. - devise (v. i.)
To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider. - devise (n.)
The act of giving or disposing of real estate by will; -- sometimes improperly applied to a bequest of personal estate. - devise (n.)
A will or testament, conveying real estate; the clause of a will making a gift of real property. - devise (n.)
Property devised, or given by will. - devise (n.)
Device. See Device.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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To use the intellect to plan or design something. -
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To arrange by systematic planning and united effort (e.g. a plot, a strike, a plan). -
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To give by will, especially real property.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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devise
de-vīz′, 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[e]′, one to whom real estate is bequeathed; Devis′er, one who contrives; Devis′or, one who bequeaths. [O. Fr. deviser, devise—Low L. divisa, a division of goods, a mark, a device—L. dividĕre, divisum, to divide.]
