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de·vise / diˈvīz/ • v. [tr.] 1. plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought: a training program should be devised a complicated game of his own devising. 2. Law leave (real estate) to someone by the terms of a will. • n. Law a clause in a will leaving real estate to someone. DERIVATIVES: de·vis·a·ble adj. de·vi·see / diˌvīˈzē/ n. (in sense 2). de·vis·er n. de·vi·sor / -ˈvīzər/ n. (in sense 2). |
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"devise." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "devise." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-devise.html "devise." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-devise.html |
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DEVISEA testamentary disposition of land or realty; a gift of real property by the last will and testament of the donor. When used as a noun, it means a testamentary disposition of real orpersonal property, and when used as a verb, it means to dispose of real or personal property by will. To contrive; plan; scheme; invent; prepare. |
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"Devise." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Devise." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701390.html "Devise." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701390.html |
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devise 1 order, appoint XIII; assign by will; plan, contrive XIV. — (O)F. deviser divide, dispose (of), design, contrive, discourse :- Rom. *dīvīsāre, f. dīvīs-, pp. stem of L. dīvīdere DIVIDE.
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T. F. HOAD. "devise." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "devise." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-devise.html T. F. HOAD. "devise." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-devise.html |
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devise 2 testamentary disposition. XVI. — OF. devise (see DEVICE) — medL. dīvīsa, used for dīvīsiō DIVISION.
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T. F. HOAD. "devise." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "devise." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-devise1.html T. F. HOAD. "devise." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-devise1.html |
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•archaize • heroize • ghettoize
•Judaize • bye-byes • disenfranchise
•propagandize • periodize • iodize
•merchandise • melodize
•gourmandize • methodize
•anthropomorphize • apostrophize
•elegize • analogize • syllogize
•anthologize, mythologize, psychologize, tautologize, theologize
•hierarchize
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"devise." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "devise." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-devise.html "devise." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-devise.html |
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