Meaning & use
Devised
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Planned or invented something through careful thought.
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The engineers devised a clever solution to the cooling problem.
She devised a new training schedule for the whole team.
A note on using this word
In law, "devised" can also mean bequeathed property by will, a specialized legal sense distinct from the everyday meaning.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Bequeathed real property by will (legal sense).
He devised his estate to his eldest daughter.
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