Definitions of devise
v. t. - To form in the mind by new combinations of ideas, new applications of principles, or new arrangement of parts; to formulate by thought; to contrive; to excogitate; to invent; to plan; to scheme; as, to devise an engine, a new mode of writing, a plan of defense, or an argument.
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v. t. - To plan or scheme for; to purpose to obtain.
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v. t. - To say; to relate; to describe.
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v. t. - To imagine; to guess.
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v. t. - To give by will; -- used of real estate; formerly, also, of chattels.
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v. i. - To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
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n. - The act of giving or disposing of real estate by will; -- sometimes improperly applied to a bequest of personal estate.
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n. - A will or testament, conveying real estate; the clause of a will making a gift of real property.
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n. - Property devised, or given by will.
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n. - Device. See Device.
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The word "devise" uses 6 letters: D E E I S V.
Direct anagrams of devise:
sieved viseed
Words formed by adding one letter before or after devise (in bold), or to deeisv in any order:
a - advisee c - devices d - devised e - devisee n - deveins endives r - derives deviser diverse revised s - devises
Shorter words found within devise:
de dee dees dev devs die dies dis dive dives ed eds eide es eve eves id ides ids is see seed sei si side sieve vee vees vide vie vied vies vis vise vised
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