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Definition of devise verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

devise

verb

NAmE//dɪˈvaɪz//

devise somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they devise

he / she / it devises

past simple devised

-ing form devising

to invent something new or a new way of doing something synonym think somethingup A new system has been devised to control traffic in the city.

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