devine

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adjective, noun, verb

a frequent misspelling of divine.

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How to use devine in a sentence

He devined her meaning; that she would not stay in Florence without him.
The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci|Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky
"That is useless," said the Prince, who devined my thoughts.
The Memoirs of a White Elephant|Judith Gautier

British Dictionary definitions for devine

Devine

/ (dəˈviːn) /

noun

George (Alexander Cassady). 1910–65, British stage director and actor: founded (1956) the English Stage Company in London's Royal Court Theatre

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