devise

noun

The act of leaving real property in a will.

The real property left in such a will.

Such a will, or a clause in such a will.

Design, devising.

verb

(transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).

(transitive) To leave (property) in a will.

(intransitive, archaic) To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.

(transitive, archaic) To plan or scheme for; to plot to obtain.

(obsolete) To imagine; to guess.

Roots

dividovis- · Latin · divide, separate

Synonyms for devise

contrivev formulatev inventv machinatev concoctv organizev preparev forgev conceivev plann createv developv fabricatev

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