devise — to invent or create a plan, system, or method
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to invent or create a plan, system, or method
Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪˈvaɪz/
Example Sentences
- The students devised a brilliant plan to skip the boring assembly by staging a fake fire drill.
- Engineers devised an innovative system to generate electricity from footsteps.
- My grandmother devised a secret recipe that makes vegetables taste like chocolate cake.
devise
VERB[/dɪˈvaɪz/]
to invent or create a plan, system, or method
to invent or create a plan, system, or method
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old French 'deviser' meaning to divide or distribute, which comes from Latin 'divisus', the past participle of 'dividere' meaning to divide. The meaning evolved to encompass planning and invention.
Breakdown
de- (away, apart) + vise (from Latin videre, to see/divide) = devise (to plan or invent by dividing ideas into parts)
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📝Examples
“The students devised a brilliant plan to skip the boring assembly by staging a fake fire drill.”
“Engineers devised an innovative system to generate electricity from footsteps.”
“My grandmother devised a secret recipe that makes vegetables taste like chocolate cake.”
“The team devised a comprehensive marketing strategy for the new product launch.”
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