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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.
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2. A will or testament, conveying real estate; the clause of
a will making a gift of real property.
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Fines upon devises were still exacted. --Bancroft.
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3. Property devised, or given by will.
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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.
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To devise curious works. --Ex. CCTV.
32.
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Devising schemes to realize his ambitious views.
--Bancroft.
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2. To plan or scheme for; to purpose to obtain.
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For wisdom is most riches; fools therefore
They are which fortunes do by vows devise.
--Spenser.
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3. To say; to relate; to describe. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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4. To imagine; to guess. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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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}.
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Devise \De*vise"\, n.
Device. See {Device}. [Obs.]
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Devise \De*vise"\, v. i.
To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
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I thought, devised, and Pallas heard my prayer. --Pope.
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Note: Devise was formerly followed by of; as, let us devise
of ease. --Spenser.
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