devise
verb (used with object)
to contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas.
devises
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present tense formof devise (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Fielder, unable to record their conversations, devises a droll workaround deploying his signature meta-comic style.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Afterward, just before mandatory lights out, Gi-hun devises a plan.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2024
He oversees training, takes charge of set-piece routines and devises certain patterns of play.
From BBC ● May 28, 2024
When other teachers begin to complain about having valuable items stolen in their lounge, she devises a trap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
Down on the ground, he devises spectacles for the duke.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
