Word Meaning

devise definition and meaning

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.
v. t. To plan or scheme for; to purpose to obtain.
v. t. To say; to relate; to describe.
v. t. To imagine; to guess.
v. t. To give by will; -- used of real estate; formerly, also, of chattels.
v. i. To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
n. The act of giving or disposing of real estate by will; -- sometimes improperly applied to a bequest of personal estate.
n. A will or testament, conveying real estate; the clause of a will making a gift of real property.
n. Property devised, or given by will.
n. Device. See Device.

Crossword clues for devise

- Contrive
- Form a plan
- Invent