Showing results for "devised"

• past participle of devise.
• past tense form of devise.

devised

American  

[dih-vahyzd] / dɪˈvaɪzd /

adjective

1. contrived, planned, invented, or designed.

   It’s a dark comedy about a couple of guys who embark on a poorly devised scheme to blackmail a local clergyman.

2. Theater. (of a play) having a script produced collaboratively by the performers rather than by a writer or playwright.

   Previous works of the Holwell Youth Troupe include a chilling ghost story and a devised piece on the topic of love.

3. Law. (of property) assigned or transmitted by will.

   When specifically devised property is no longer in the testator's estate, the beneficiary's gift fails.

---

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of devise.

Other Word Forms

• self-devised
  adjective
• undevised
  adjective
• well-devised
  adjective

---

Etymology

Origin of devised

devise ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

devised

At a meeting of Fifa's Council last week, Infantino apologised for his World Cup sell-off plan, but failed to offer a full explanation for how the proposal was devised.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Elements Gehry devised to set it apart are already visible, as construction on the $337-million addition to the Colburn School of Performing Arts reveals details the architect conceived years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Locked in a cat-and-mouse struggle, biology professor Timothy Paustian devised novel ways to catch students turning in chatbot-generated assignments.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

For Vitamin B-2, which aids cellular metabolism, he devised a synthesis that improved on European methods while avoiding their patents, cutting the price by more than 99%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

For a start, Newcomen could not have devised his engine without knowing about the pressure of the atmosphere, since this provides its driving force.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---