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Devising

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n. the act of creating a plan or some object, especially a will

v. Present participle of devise.

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n. the act that results in something coming to be

Word Usage

"I fully concede that you may not go through cost-benefit analysis in devising your preferred list of rights or your preferred set of first principles."

Verb Form

devised devisees devises devising

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

gift inheritance heritage testament will

Cross Reference

bequeath executory devise device

Variant

device

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

imagine scheme plan invent discover

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Ais Allies Brice Bryce Grice

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

multi-stakeholder multi-tiered beefed-up monthlong anti-crime