DEVISED Definition & Meaning

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devised

[dih-vahyzd]

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adjective

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.
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.
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

the simple past tense and past participle of devise.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

self-devised adjective
undevised adjective
well-devised adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of devised¹

devise ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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He chose the line: "Revenge for the blood of a little child has yet to be devised by Satan."

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Sustained applause echoed in a Geneva hall hosting the WHO’s annual assembly as the measure — debated and devised over three years — passed without opposition.

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But a Southern California man and his co-conspirators devised an elaborate ruse — involving a boatload of fake orders and manipulation of the company’s software — that netted them millions, prosecutors say.

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Studying for his master’s degree in education, Hill devised what became his de facto thesis: the Team Contribution Index.

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And so he devised a division of labor system, which he called parataxonomy.

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