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devise

(d/I/'v/aI/z )

a will disposing of real property(noun.possession)

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(law) a gift of real property by will(noun.possession)

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The act of giving or disposing of real estate by will; -- sometimes improperly applied to a bequest of personal estate.(noun)

source: webster1913
Device. See Device.(noun)

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come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort(verb.creation)

Synonym:
contrive, excogitate, forge, formulate, invent

source: wordnet30
arrange by systematic planning and united effort(verb.creation)

Example:
Devise a plan to take over the director's office.

Synonym:
get up, machinate, organise, organize, prepare

source: wordnet30
give by will, especially real property(verb.possession)

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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.(verb)

source: webster1913
To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.(verb)

source: webster1913

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