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devise

verb

/dɪˈvaɪz/

Meaning

To plan or invent something carefully.

The engineers devised a new method to reduce costs.

invent, plan, create, formulate, design

destroy, neglect

devise a plan, devise a strategy, devise a method

Change something radically or fundamentally.

to stay in the same place; to continue to exist

To pinch, bite, or squeeze sharply; to stop something at an early stage.

to soothe or calm; to cause to sleep or rest

To receive money as payment for work that you do.

Combine (a number of things) into a coherent whole.