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devise (verb, noun):
verb
1a: to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
b archaic : conceive, imagine
c: to plan to obtain or bring about : plot
2 law : to give (real estate) by will
noun
1 law : the act of giving or disposing of real property by will
2 law : a will or clause of a will disposing of real property
3 law : property devised by will
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Devise is a word that stems from Latin dividere, meaning “to divide.” By the time devise was being used in English, its Anglo-French forebear deviser had accumulated an array of senses, including “divide,” “distribute,” “arrange,” “order,” “plan,” “invent,” and “assign by will.” English adopted some of these and added new senses, such as “imagine” and “guess,” that have fallen out of use over time. Today devise is most commonly used as a synonym of invent or plot in situations where the objective is difficult or complicated. Note that devise is often confused with another dividere (and deviser) descendent: device refers to a technique, method, tool, or small machine or gadget. One way to help keep their spellings straight is to remember that ice, usually a noun, is found at the end of the noun device, not the verb devise.
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