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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Devise \De*vise"\, v. i.
     To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           I thought, devised, and Pallas heard my prayer. --Pope.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Devise was formerly followed by of; as, let us devise
           of ease. --Spenser.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Devise \De*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devised; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Devising.] [OF. deviser to distribute, regulate, direct,
     relate, F., to chat, fr. L. divisus divided, distributed, p.
     p. of dividere. See Divide, and cf. Device.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To devise curious works.              --Ex. CCTV.
                                                    32.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Devising schemes to realize his ambitious views.
                                                    --Bancroft.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To plan or scheme for; to purpose to obtain.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              For wisdom is most riches; fools therefore
              They are which fortunes do by vows devise.
                                                    --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To say; to relate; to describe. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To imagine; to guess. [Obs.] --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Law) To give by will; -- used of real estate; formerly,
        also, of chattels.
  
     Syn: To bequeath; invent; discover; contrive; excogitate;
          imagine; plan; scheme. See Bequeath.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Devise \De*vise"\, n. [OF. devise division, deliberation, wish,
     will, testament. See Device.]
     1. The act of giving or disposing of real estate by will; --
        sometimes improperly applied to a bequest of personal
        estate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A will or testament, conveying real estate; the clause of
        a will making a gift of real property.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Fines upon devises were still exacted. --Bancroft.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Property devised, or given by will.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Devise \De*vise"\, n.
     Device. See Device. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Devise \De*vise"\, v. i.
     To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
  
           I thought, devised, and Pallas heard my prayer. --Pope.
  
     Note: Devise was formerly followed by of; as, let us devise
           of ease. --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Devise \De*vise"\, n. [OF. devise division, deliberation, wish,
     will, testament. See Device.]
     1. The act of giving or disposing of real estate by will; --
        sometimes improperly applied to a bequest of personal
        estate.
  
     2. A will or testament, conveying real estate; the clause of
        a will making a gift of real property.
  
              Fines upon devises were still exacted. --Bancroft.
  
     3. Property devised, or given by will.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Devise \De*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devised; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Devising.] [OF. deviser to distribute, regulate, direct,
     relate, F., to chat, fr. L. divisus divided, distributed, p.
     p. of dividere. See Divide, and cf. Device.]
     1. 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.
  
              To devise curious works.              --Ex. CCTV.
                                                    32.
  
              Devising schemes to realize his ambitious views.
                                                    --Bancroft.
  
     2. To plan or scheme for; to purpose to obtain.
  
              For wisdom is most riches; fools therefore They are
              which fortunes do by vows devise.     --Spenser.
  
     3. To say; to relate; to describe. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
     4. To imagine; to guess. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
     5. (Law) To give by will; -- used of real estate; formerly,
        also, of chattels.
  
     Syn: To bequeath; invent; discover; contrive; excogitate;
          imagine; plan; scheme. See Bequeath.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Devise \De*vise"\, n.
     Device. See Device. [Obs.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  devise
       n 1: a will disposing of real property
       2: (law) a gift of real property by will
       v 1: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or
            priciple) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to
            measure the speed of light" [syn: invent, contrive,
            excogitate, formulate, forge]
       2: arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate
          a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over
          the director's office" [syn: organize, organise, prepare,
           get up, machinate]
       3: give by will, especially real property

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  devise
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 το σύνθημα
     2 το συνάλλαγμα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  devise
     French n.
     1 (lb fr heraldry) motto
     2 (lb fr finance) assets in foreign currency
     3 (lb fr finance by extension) currency
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr deviser  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s imp)
     n.
     1 The act of leaving real property in a will.
     2 Such a will, or a clause in such a will.
     3 The real property left in such a will.
     4 design, devising.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design
  (something).
     2 (lb en transitive) To leave (property) in a will.
     3 (lb en intransitive archaic) To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to
  contrive; to consider.
     4 (lb en transitive archaic) To plan or scheme for; to plot to
  obtain.
     5 (lb en obsolete) To imagine; to guess.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Devise
     German n.
     1 f motto
     2 f (lb de finance in the plural) foreign currency

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  devise
     n.
     1 The act of leaving real property in a will.
     2 Such a will, or a clause in such a will.
     3 The real property left in such a will.
     4 design, devising.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design
  (something).
     2 (lb en transitive) To leave (property) in a will.
     3 (lb en intransitive archaic) To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to
  contrive; to consider.
     4 (lb en transitive archaic) To plan or scheme for; to plot to
  obtain.
     5 (lb en obsolete) To imagine; to guess.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  devise
     French n.
     1 (lb fr heraldry) motto
     2 (lb fr finance) assets in foreign currency
     3 (lb fr finance by extension) currency
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr deviser  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s imp)
     n.
     1 The act of leaving real property in a will.
     2 Such a will, or a clause in such a will.
     3 The real property left in such a will.
     4 design, devising.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design
  (something).
     2 (lb en transitive) To leave (property) in a will.
     3 (lb en intransitive archaic) To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to
  contrive; to consider.
     4 (lb en transitive archaic) To plan or scheme for; to plot to
  obtain.
     5 (lb en obsolete) To imagine; to guess.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Devise
     German n.
     1 f motto
     2 f (lb de finance in the plural) foreign currency

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  devise
     French n.
     1 (lb fr heraldry) motto
     2 (lb fr finance) assets in foreign currency
     3 (lb fr finance by extension) currency
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr deviser  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s imp)
     n.
     1 The act of leaving real property in a will.
     2 Such a will, or a clause in such a will.
     3 The real property left in such a will.
     4 design, devising.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design
  (something).
     2 (lb en transitive) To leave (property) in a will.
     3 (lb en intransitive archaic) To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to
  contrive; to consider.
     4 (lb en transitive archaic) To plan or scheme for; to plot to
  obtain.
     5 (lb en obsolete) To imagine; to guess.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Devise
     German n.
     1 f motto
     2 f (lb de finance in the plural) foreign currency

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  devise
     Ranska n.
     1 tunnuslause, motto
     2 (talous) valuutta

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  devise
     Engelska vb.
     hitta på, tänka ut

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Devise
     Tyska n.
     1 devis
     2 utländsk valuta

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:deu-bul ]

  Devise /deˈviːzə/ 
  девиз 2.
  einprägsamer Wahlspruch, Leitspruch
   3.
  ausländische Zahlungsmittel

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Devise /dˈeːvɪsə/ 
  motto , maxim 
        "jds. Devise"  - sb.'s watchword
        "unter der Devise"  - according to the motto
        "Meine Devise lautet …"  - My motto is …
     Synonyms: Motto, Parole, Wahlspruch, Maxime, Panier
  
   see: jds. Lebensmotto, jds. Lieblingsmotto
  

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  Devise /deˈviːzə/ 
  devise 2.
  einprägsamer Wahlspruch, Leitspruch
   3.
  ausländische Zahlungsmittel

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-ind ]

  Devise /deˈviːzə/ 
  mata uang 2.
  einprägsamer Wahlspruch, Leitspruch
   3.
  ausländische Zahlungsmittel

From German-Kurdish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-kur ]

  Devise /dˈeːvɪsə/
  şorê berê

From German-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.5 :   [ freedict:deu-nld ]

  Devise /dˈeːvɪsə/
  devies, leus, leuze, lijfspreuk, wapenspreuk, zinspreuk

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-pol ]

  Devise /deˈviːzə/ 
  1. dewiza, motto
  einprägsamer Wahlspruch, Leitspruch
  2. dewizy
  ausländische Zahlungsmittel

From German-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:deu-por ]

  Devise /dˈeːvɪsə/
  cambial, divisa, lema

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-spa ]

  Devise /deˈviːzə/ 
  1. lema
  einprägsamer Wahlspruch, Leitspruch
  2. divisa
  ausländische Zahlungsmittel

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  Devise /deˈviːzə/ 
  1. devis
  einprägsamer Wahlspruch, Leitspruch
  2. utländsk valuta
  ausländische Zahlungsmittel

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-tur ]

  Devise /dˈeːvɪsə/ 
  parola

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Devise /dɪvˈaɪz/
  الحصّة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  devise //dɪˈvaɪz// 
  1. завещавам
  leave in a will
  2. измислям, изобретявам
  use the intellect to plan or design

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  devise /dɪvˈaɪz/ 
  navrhnout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  devise /dɪvˈaɪz/ 
  vymyslit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  devise /dɪvˈaɪz/
  vynalézt

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  devise /dɪvˈaɪz/ 
  odkázat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  devise /dɪvˈaɪz/ 
  vymyslet

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  devise /dɪvˈaɪz/
  Vermächtnis , letztwillige Zuwendung , Legat  [jur.]
     Synonyms: testamentary gift, legacy, bequest, bequeathment
  
   see: contingent legacy, lapsed legacy
  
           Note: real property

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  devise /dɪvˈaɪz/
  
  μηχανε, επινοώ, σκαρφαρίζομαι

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  devise //dɪˈvaɪz// 
  1. testamentata
  leave in a will
  2. junailla, kehitellä, kekata, keksiä, masinoida, suunnitella
  use the intellect to plan or design

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  devise /dɪvˈaɪz/ 
  1. योजना~बनाना
        "We devised a scheme to clean the city."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  devise /dɪvˈaɪz/
  izmisliti, izumiti, smisliti

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  devise /dɪvˈaɪz/
  végrendelkezés

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  devise /dɪˈvaɪs/ 
    obmyślać, wynajdować

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  devise //dɪˈvaɪz// 
  tänka ut, hitta på, uppfinna
  use the intellect to plan or design

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  devise /dɪvˈaɪz/
  1. tasarlamak, plan yapmak
  2. akıl etmek, tertip etmek
  3. kurmak, icat etmek
  4. (huk.) bilhassa gayri menkul mülkü vasiyet etmek
  5. vasiyet, vasiyet yoluyla bırakılan mülk. devisable  vasiyet olunabilir
  6. tertip edilebilir devisee'  vasiyetle kendisine emlak bırakılan kimse, mirasçı, vâris

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  devise /dəvˈiz/ 
  1. sturienn b (sturiennoù /styʁjɛnˈu/), ger-stur g (gerioù-sturienn /ʒəʁjˈustyʁjˈɛ̃n/)
  2. ger ardamez g (gerioù ardamez /ʒəʁjˈu aʁdamˈe/ ) (mot d'ordre)  (pays...)
  3. paper-arc'hant g (paperioù-arc'hant /papʁiˈu(en)ˈɑːkhənt(fr)/), teulenn b (teulennoù /tølɛnˈu/ ) (monnaie)

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  devise /də.viz/ 
  1. девиз
  Monnaie d’un pays
  2. девиз, мото 2.
  Sentence qui accompagne les armoiries
   3.
  Un ou plusieurs mots exprimant la manière de penser, de sentir, d’agir de quelqu’un

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  devise /də.viz/ 
  1. Devise
  Monnaie d’un pays
  2. Motto, Wahlspruch
  Sentence qui accompagne les armoiries
  3. Motto, Devise
  Un ou plusieurs mots exprimant la manière de penser, de sentir, d’agir de quelqu’un

From français-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ell ]

  devise /də.viz/ 
  ρητό 2.
  Sentence qui accompagne les armoiries
   3.
  Un ou plusieurs mots exprimant la manière de penser, de sentir, d’agir de quelqu’un

From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 :   [ freedict:fra-eng ]

  devise /dəviz/ 
  1. motto
  2. currency

From français-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-fin ]

  devise /də.viz/ 
  1. motto, tunnuslause, iskulause
  Sentence qui accompagne les armoiries
  2. motto, tunnuslause
  Un ou plusieurs mots exprimant la manière de penser, de sentir, d’agir de quelqu’un

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  devise /də.viz/ 
  motto 2.
  Sentence qui accompagne les armoiries
   3.
  Un ou plusieurs mots exprimant la manière de penser, de sentir, d’agir de quelqu’un

From français-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-lit ]

  devise /də.viz/ 
  devizas 2.
  Sentence qui accompagne les armoiries
   3.
  Un ou plusieurs mots exprimant la manière de penser, de sentir, d’agir de quelqu’un

From French-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:fra-nld ]

  devise /dəviz/
  devies, motto

From français-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-pol ]

  devise /də.viz/ 
  1. waluta
  Monnaie d’un pays
  2. dewiza, dewiza herbowa
  Sentence qui accompagne les armoiries
  3. dewiza, motto
  Un ou plusieurs mots exprimant la manière de penser, de sentir, d’agir de quelqu’un

From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-por ]

  devise /də.viz/ 
  1. lema, divisa
  Sentence qui accompagne les armoiries
  2. mote, divisa
  Un ou plusieurs mots exprimant la manière de penser, de sentir, d’agir de quelqu’un

From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-rus ]

  devise /də.viz/ 
  девиз 2.
  Sentence qui accompagne les armoiries
   3.
  Un ou plusieurs mots exprimant la manière de penser, de sentir, d’agir de quelqu’un

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  devise /də.viz/ 
  1. divisa
  Monnaie d’un pays
  2. lema
  Sentence qui accompagne les armoiries
  3. lema, divisa
  Un ou plusieurs mots exprimant la manière de penser, de sentir, d’agir de quelqu’un

From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-swe ]

  devise /də.viz/ 
  motto, devis, valspråk 2.
  Sentence qui accompagne les armoiries
   3.
  Un ou plusieurs mots exprimant la manière de penser, de sentir, d’agir de quelqu’un

From français-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2018.09.13 :   [ freedict:fra-tur ]

  devise /dəvˈiz/ 
  1.  [Sentence qui accompagne les armoiries] slogan, moto
  2.  [Un ou plusieurs mots exprimant la manière de penser, de sentir, d’agir de quelqu’un] slogan, moto

From IPA:de :   [ IPA:de ]

  

/ˈdeːvizə/

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/dɪˈvaɪs/, /dɪˈvaɪz/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  DEVISEE. A person to whom a devise has been made.
       2. All persons who are in rerum natura, and even embryos, may be 
  devisees, unless excepted by some positive law. In general, he who can 
  acquire property by his labor and industry, may receive a devise. C. & N. 
  353. 
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  134 Moby Thesaurus words for "devise":
     add a codicil, arrange, assemble, assign, attested copy, beget,
     bequeath, bequeathal, bequest, bestow, blueprint, breed,
     bring forth, bring into being, build, calculate, call into being,
     cast, chart, codicil, cogitate, coin, collogue, collude, compose,
     compound, conceive, concert, concoct, connive, conspire, construct,
     contrive, convey, cook up, create, cut out, design, develop,
     discover, dispose of, dope out, draft, dream up, elaborate,
     engender, entail, erect, evolve, execute a will, extrude,
     fabricate, fashion, figure, forecast, forge, form, formulate,
     frame, fudge together, generate, get up, give, give being to,
     give rise to, hand down, hand on, hatch, hatch up, improvise,
     indite, inheritance, intend, intrigue, invent, lay plans, leave,
     legacy, legate, machinate, make, make a bequest, make a projection,
     make a will, make arrangements, make do with, make up, manufacture,
     mature, methodize, mint, mold, organize, originate, pass on,
     patch together, piece together, plan, plan ahead, prearrange,
     prefabricate, prepare, probate, procreate, produce, program,
     project, put together, put up, raise, rationalize, rear, run up,
     schedule, schematize, scheme, set up, shape, spawn, strike out,
     systematize, testament, think out, think up, transfer, transmit,
     vamp up, whomp up, will, will and bequeath, will to, work out,
     work up, write
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 设计;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 设计,发明,图谋,遗赠给
     n. 遗赠

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