DEVISE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DEVISE?

Need another word that means the same as “devise”? Find 45 synonyms and 30 related words for “devise” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Devise” are: contrive, excogitate, forge, formulate, invent, get up, machinate, organise, organize, prepare, conceive, think up, come up with, dream up, draw up, work out, form, concoct, design, frame, coin, originate, compose, construct, fabricate, create, produce, put together, make up, develop, evolve, leave, leave in one's will, will, make over, pass on, hand on, hand down, cede, consign, commit, entrust, grant, transfer, convey

Devise as a Verb

Definitions of "Devise" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “devise” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Leave (something, especially real estate) to someone by the terms of a will.
• Give by will, especially real property.
• Plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.
• Arrange by systematic planning and united effort.
• Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort.

Synonyms of "Devise" as a verb (45 Words)

cede	Give up (power or territory. In 1874 the islands were ceded to Britain.
coin	Make coins by stamping metal. The company was coining it in at the rate of 90 a second.
come up with	Come to one’s mind; suggest itself.
commit	Refer a parliamentary or legislative bill to a committee. You guys would have had me committed.
compose	Form the substance of. She tried to compose herself.
conceive	Become pregnant; undergo conception. Without society an individual cannot be conceived as having rights.
concoct	Make a concoction of by mixing. She began to concoct a dinner likely to appeal to him.
consign	Deliver (something) to a person’s keeping. He consigned three paintings to Sotheby s.
construct	Draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions. A company that constructs oil rigs.
contrive	Put or send forth. They contrived to murder their boss.
convey	Transport or carry to a place. Mr Harvey and his daughter have asked me to convey their very kind regards.
create	Create or manufacture a man made product. He was created a baronet.
design	Create designs. Dupont designs for the house of Chanel.
develop	Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development. Enabling individuals to develop their personal skills.
draw up	Contract.
dream up	Have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy.
entrust	Put into the care or protection of someone. The messenger was entrusted with the general s secret.
evolve	(with reference to an organism or biological feature) develop over successive generations as a result of natural selection. Each school must evolve its own way of working.
excogitate	Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort. All the rubrics forms and functions remained to be excogitated.
fabricate	Invent (something) in order to deceive. You will have to fabricate an exhaust system.
forge	Make a copy of with the intent to deceive. He forged a great suit of black armour.
form	Make or be made into a specific shape or form. Form the dough into balls.
formulate	Create or prepare methodically. Use special effects paints that are formulated for the task.
frame	Enclose in a frame as of a picture. He had had the photo framed.
get up	Evoke an emotional response.
grant	Give as judged due or on the basis of merit. They will grant you asylum.
hand down	Guide or conduct or usher somewhere.
hand on	Guide or conduct or usher somewhere.
invent	Concoct something artificial or untrue. I did not have to invent any tales about my past.
leave	Leave behind unintentionally. The ship leaves at midnight.
leave in one's will	Go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness.
machinate	Engage in plots; scheme. Machinate a plot.
make over	Perform or carry out.
make up	Proceed along a path.
organise	Cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea.
organize	Arrange or form into a living being or tissue. Organize lessons in a planned way.
originate	Come into existence; take on form or shape. A new religious movement originated in that country.
pass on	Be superior or better than some standard.
prepare	To prepare verbally either for written or spoken delivery. Schools should prepare children for life.
produce	Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes. These chemicals produce a noxious vapor.
put together	Estimate.
think up	Focus one’s attention on a certain state.
transfer	Transfer somebody to a different position or location of work. She transferred to the Physics Department.
will	Leave or give by will after one s death. This action was willed and intended.
work out	Provoke or excite.

Usage Examples of "Devise" as a verb

• Devise a plan to take over the director's office.
• A training programme should be devised.
• A complicated game of his own devising.

Associations of "Devise" (30 Words)

abstraction	A general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples. The question cannot be considered in abstraction from the historical context in which it was raised.
artfully	In a disingenuous manner. A dish of artfully arranged fruit.
artwork	Photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication. A collection of artwork from tribal cultures.
begin	Have a beginning of a temporal event. Begin a new chapter in your life.
build	Be engaged in building. Build a defense on nothing but the accused person s reputation.
concept	An idea or mental image which corresponds to some distinct entity or class of entities, or to its essential features, or determines the application of a term (especially a predicate), and thus plays a part in the use of reason or language. A concept car for next month s Geneva motor show.
conception	The way in which something is perceived or regarded. An unfertilized egg before conception.
contrive	Manage to do something foolish or create an undesirable situation. They contrived to murder their boss.
create	Create or manufacture a man made product. The company was created 25 years ago.
creation	The action or process of bringing something into existence. From its creation the plan was doomed to failure.
creativity	The use of imagination or original ideas to create something; inventiveness. Firms are keen to encourage creativity.
design	Make a design of plan out in systematic often graphic form. The design of a building.
establish	Build or establish something abstract. The right plan would be to establish dummy s diamonds.
fabricate	Concoct something artificial or untrue. The company fabricates plastic chairs.
forge	Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort. The two women forged a close bond.
formulate	Put into words or an expression. The argument is sufficiently clear that it can be formulated mathematically.
found	Set up or found. The ship was well found and seaworthy.
generate	Give or supply. We can t generate enough power for the entire city.
idea	A personal view. Our menu list will give you some idea of how interesting a low fat diet can be.
innovate	Introduce (something new, especially a product. We continue to innovate new products.
innovation	A creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation. Innovation is crucial to the continuing success of any organization.
invent	Make up something artificial or untrue. He invented an improved form of the steam engine.
invention	Creative ability. His powers of invention were rather limited.
inventor	Someone who is the first to think of or make something.
make	Make formulate or derive in the mind. Make him an offer he can t refuse.
making	The components needed for making or doing something. She had the makings of a great teacher.
manufacture	Manufactured articles. The manufacture of armoured vehicles.
productive	Relating to or engaged in the production of goods, crops, or other commodities. Many suffixes are common and productive.
reconstruction	A thing that has been rebuilt after being damaged or destroyed. The economic reconstruction of Russia.
scientist	A person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences. A research scientist.