devise
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a will disposing of real property
Types & categories
- testament hypernym
Related & opposite
- devise derivation
Sense 2 verb
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
Types & categories
- create by mental act hypernym
Related & opposite
- devising derivation
- invention derivation
- devisal derivation
- conceptualization derivation
- invention derivation
- excogitation derivation
- formula derivation
- excogitator derivation
- artificer derivation
- planner derivation
- imaginative derivation
Sense 3 noun
(law) a gift of real property by will
Types & categories
- inheritance hypernym
- gift hypernym
Related & opposite
- law domain topic
Sense 4 verb
arrange by systematic planning and united effort
machinate a plot
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- establishment derivation
- devising derivation
- organization derivation
- intrigue derivation
- organization derivation
- planner derivation
- propaedeutic derivation
Sense 5 verb
give by will, especially real property
Types & categories
- bequeath hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | devise |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | testament |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | devising |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | invention |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | devisal |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | conceptualization |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | invention |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | excogitation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | formula |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | excogitator |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | artificer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | planner |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | imaginative |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | create by mental act |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | inheritance |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | gift |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | establishment |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | devising |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | organization |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | intrigue |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | organization |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | planner |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | propaedeutic |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | initiate |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | put on |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | lay |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | set up |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | sandwich |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | spatchcock |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | embattle |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | devisee |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | devise |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | bequeath |