Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to devise
Participle: devised
Gerund: devising
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | devise |
| you | devise |
| he;she;it | devises |
| we | devise |
| you | devise |
| they | devise |
Perfect
| I | have devised |
| you | have devised |
| he;she;it | has devised |
| we | have devised |
| you | have devised |
| they | have devised |
Past
| I | devised |
| you | devised |
| he;she;it | devised |
| we | devised |
| you | devised |
| they | devised |
Pluperfect
| I | had devised |
| you | had devised |
| he;she;it | had devised |
| we | had devised |
| you | had devised |
| they | had devised |
Future
| I | will devise |
| you | will devise |
| he;she;it | will devise |
| we | will devise |
| you | will devise |
| they | will devise |
Future Perfect
| I | will have devised |
| you | will have devised |
| he;she;it | will have devised |
| we | will have devised |
| you | will have devised |
| they | will have devised |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | devise |
| you | devise |
| he;she;it | devise |
| we | devise |
| you | devise |
| they | devise |
Perfect
| I | have devised |
| you | have devised |
| he;she;it | have devised |
| we | have devised |
| you | have devised |
| they | have devised |
Imperfect
| I | devised |
| you | devised |
| he;she;it | devised |
| we | devised |
| you | devised |
| they | devised |
Pluperfect
| I | had devised |
| you | had devised |
| he;she;it | had devised |
| we | had devised |
| you | had devised |
| they | had devised |
Conditional
Present
| I | would devise |
| you | would devise |
| he;she;it | would devise |
| we | would devise |
| you | would devise |
| they | would devise |
Perfect
| I | would have devised |
| you | would have devised |
| he;she;it | would have devised |
| we | would have devised |
| you | would have devised |
| they | would have devised |
Imperative
| you | devise |
| we | Let's devise |
| you | devise |
Verbs conjugated like 'devise'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'devise'
demise,
devide,
devive,
revise,
advise,
avise,
de-ice,
debase,
decide,
defile,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- invent
- leave, forge, arrange, meditate, concoct, plot, contrive, will
- leave
- bequeath, bequest
Antonyms
- invent
- copy, imitate, reproduce, execute
- leave
- arrive, endure, continue, persist
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1300, from O.Fr.
deviser "dispose in portions, arrange, plan, contrive," from V.L.
*divisare, freq. of L.
dividere "to divide" (see divide). Modern sense is from "to arrange a division" (especially via a will), a meaning present in the O.Fr. word.
2. PIE word
3. *dwóh₁
4. From Middle English devisen, devysen, from Old French deviser, from Vulgar Latin devisō, from Latin dīvisō, frequentative of dīvidō. See: Old French '
deviser', Latin '
dīvisō'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] master and the pupil—is as far removed from all ordinary care and regard, as the circumstances in which it has had its growth, are apart from the common occurrences of life. He is occupied now, in devising means of imparting to her, higher knowledge; and of conveying to her some adequate idea of the Great Creator of that universe in which, dark and silent and scentless though it be to her, she has [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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In its intention, I am well convinced that it is kind, humane, and meant for reformation; but I am persuaded that those who devised this system of Prison Discipline, and those benevolent gentlemen who carry it into execution, do not know what it is that they are doing. I believe that very few men are capable of estimating the [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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It could not stand on more appropriate ground, and any ground more beautiful can hardly be. The course of education is severe, but well devised, and manly. Through June, July, and August, the young men encamp upon the spacious plain whereon the college stands; and all the year their military exercises are performed there, daily. The term [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] to them were not from their mistress, but from their master; and that, now he was gone, there would be no screen between them and every tyrannous infliction which a temper soured by affliction might devise.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] should be put to the regular field-work; and then came day after day of pain and weariness, aggravated by every kind of injustice and indignity that the ill-will of a mean and malicious mind could devise. Whoever, in _our_ circumstances, has made trial of pain, even with all the alleviations which, for us, usually attend it, must know the irritation that comes with it. Tom no longer wondered at the [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)