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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Moreton devises trades by feeding reams of weather data and historical prices into machine-learning models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
He oversees training, takes charge of set-piece routines and devises certain patterns of play.
From BBC ● May 28, 2024
She devises a way to beam them better, and gets an answer back, though not the answer anyone would expect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
He said he has no problem sharing the carries with the Jets in whatever role coordinator Nathaniel Hackett devises for him in his offense.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
Down on the ground, he devises spectacles for the duke.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
