Was Does Devising Mean?

1a : to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent devise a new strategy. b archaic : conceive, imagine. c : to plan to obtain or bring about : plot devise one's death. 2 law : to give (real estate) by will (see will entry 2 sense 1) — compare bequeath. devise.

What is devising a plan?

To devise a plan is more than just making one; there's a lot of figuring out to do, such as: "Phoebe devised a bus route that picked up kids in alphabetical order." There's a method to the madness of devising. The chemistry class devised a plan to make the fire alarm go off.

What does devised mean in sentence?

/dɪˈvaɪz/ C2. to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination: He's good at devising language games that you can play with students in class. The cartoon characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown were devised by Charles M.