Another word for devise

To use ingenuity in making, developing, or achieving

• cook up

  1. (idiomatic, figuratively) To manufacture; to fabricate; to falsify; to devise an elaborate lie.
  2. (slang) To prepare a heroin dose by heating.
  3. (slang) To prepare a meal.

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  1. (idiomatic, figuratively) To manufacture; to fabricate; to falsify; to devise an elaborate lie.
  2. (slang) To prepare a heroin dose by heating.
  3. (slang) To prepare a meal.

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• think up

  1. (idiomatic) To create in one's mind; to invent.

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  1. (idiomatic) To create in one's mind; to invent.

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• make up

  1. To constitute; to compose; to form.
  2. To compensate, fill in or catch up.
  3. To invent, imagine, or concoct (a story, claim, etc.).

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  1. To constitute; to compose; to form.
  2. To compensate, fill in or catch up.
  3. To invent, imagine, or concoct (a story, claim, etc.).

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• invent

  1. To produce or contrive (something previously unknown) by the use of ingenuity or imagination.
  2. To make up; fabricate:

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  1. To produce or contrive (something previously unknown) by the use of ingenuity or imagination.
  2. To make up; fabricate:

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• hatch

  1. An opening, as in the deck of a ship, in the roof or floor of a building, or in an aircraft.
  2. The cover for such an opening.
  3. A hatchway.

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  1. An opening, as in the deck of a ship, in the roof or floor of a building, or in an aircraft.
  2. The cover for such an opening.
  3. A hatchway.

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• formulate

  1. To state as or reduce to a formula.
  2. To express in systematic terms or concepts.
  3. To devise or invent:

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  1. To state as or reduce to a formula.
  2. To express in systematic terms or concepts.
  3. To devise or invent:

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• fabricate

  1. To make; create.
  2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts:
  3. To concoct in order to deceive:

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  1. To make; create.
  2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts:
  3. To concoct in order to deceive:

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• dream up

  1. To have an imaginative, unusual or foolish idea, to invent something unreal.

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  1. To have an imaginative, unusual or foolish idea, to invent something unreal.

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• contrive

  1. To plan with cleverness or ingenuity; devise:
  2. To invent or fabricate, especially by improvisation:
  3. To plan with evil intent; scheme:

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  1. To plan with cleverness or ingenuity; devise:
  2. To invent or fabricate, especially by improvisation:
  3. To plan with evil intent; scheme:

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• concoct

  1. To prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking.
  2. To devise, using skill and intelligence; contrive:

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  1. To prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking.
  2. To devise, using skill and intelligence; contrive:

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To form a strategy for

• dope out

  1. to figure out, to find out, find, decipher

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  1. to figure out, to find out, find, decipher

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• work out

  1. (with object after out) To calculate.
  2. To make sense of.
  3. To smooth.

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  1. (with object after out) To calculate.
  2. To make sense of.
  3. To smooth.

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• strategize

  1. To plan a strategy for (a business or financial venture, for example).
  2. To determine strategies; plan.

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  1. To plan a strategy for (a business or financial venture, for example).
  2. To determine strategies; plan.

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• scheme

  1. A systematic plan of action:
  2. A secret or devious plan; a plot:
  3. An orderly plan or arrangement of related parts:

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  1. A systematic plan of action:
  2. A secret or devious plan; a plot:
  3. An orderly plan or arrangement of related parts:

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• project

  1. An undertaking requiring concerted effort:
  2. An extensive task undertaken by a student or group of students to apply, illustrate, or supplement classroom lessons.
  3. A plan or proposal for accomplishing something.

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  1. An undertaking requiring concerted effort:
  2. An extensive task undertaken by a student or group of students to apply, illustrate, or supplement classroom lessons.
  3. A plan or proposal for accomplishing something.

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• plan

  1. An orderly or step-by-step conception or proposal for accomplishing an objective:
  2. A proposed or intended course of action:
  3. A systematic arrangement of elements or important parts; a configuration or outline:

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  1. An orderly or step-by-step conception or proposal for accomplishing an objective:
  2. A proposed or intended course of action:
  3. A systematic arrangement of elements or important parts; a configuration or outline:

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• lay

  1. To cause to lie down:
  2. To place in or bring to a particular position:
  3. To bury.

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  1. To cause to lie down:
  2. To place in or bring to a particular position:
  3. To bury.

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• frame

  1. A structure that gives shape or support:
  2. The structure or physique of a human or animal body:
  3. An open structure or rim for encasing, holding, or bordering:

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  1. A structure that gives shape or support:
  2. The structure or physique of a human or animal body:
  3. An open structure or rim for encasing, holding, or bordering:

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• formulate

  1. To state as or reduce to a formula.
  2. To express in systematic terms or concepts.
  3. To devise or invent:

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  1. To state as or reduce to a formula.
  2. To express in systematic terms or concepts.
  3. To devise or invent:

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• design

  1. To conceive or fashion in the mind; invent:
  2. To formulate a plan for; devise:
  3. To make a graphic or schematic representation of (something), especially as a plan for its structure:

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  1. To conceive or fashion in the mind; invent:
  2. To formulate a plan for; devise:
  3. To make a graphic or schematic representation of (something), especially as a plan for its structure:

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• contrive

  1. To plan with cleverness or ingenuity; devise:
  2. To invent or fabricate, especially by improvisation:
  3. To plan with evil intent; scheme:

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  1. To plan with cleverness or ingenuity; devise:
  2. To invent or fabricate, especially by improvisation:
  3. To plan with evil intent; scheme:

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• conceive

  1. To become pregnant with (offspring):
  2. To form or develop in the mind:
  3. To apprehend mentally; understand:

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  1. To become pregnant with (offspring):
  2. To form or develop in the mind:
  3. To apprehend mentally; understand:

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• chart

  1. A map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators.
  2. An outline map on which specific information, such as scientific data, can be plotted.
  3. A sheet presenting information in the form of graphs or tables.

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  1. A map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators.
  2. An outline map on which specific information, such as scientific data, can be plotted.
  3. A sheet presenting information in the form of graphs or tables.

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• cast

  1. To throw (something, especially something light):
  2. To throw with force; hurl:
  3. To throw or propel a lure or bait at the end of (a fishing line) into the water so as to catch fish or other aquatic life.

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  1. To throw (something, especially something light):
  2. To throw with force; hurl:
  3. To throw or propel a lure or bait at the end of (a fishing line) into the water so as to catch fish or other aquatic life.

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• blueprint

  1. A contact print of a drawing or other image rendered as white lines on a blue background, especially such a print of an architectural plan or technical drawing.
  2. A mechanical drawing produced by any of various similar photographic processes, such as one that creates blue or black lines on a white background.
  3. A detailed plan of action.

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  1. A contact print of a drawing or other image rendered as white lines on a blue background, especially such a print of an architectural plan or technical drawing.
  2. A mechanical drawing produced by any of various similar photographic processes, such as one that creates blue or black lines on a white background.
  3. A detailed plan of action.

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To give (property) to another person after one's death

• bequeath

  1. To leave or give (personal property) by will.
  2. To pass (something) on to another; hand down:

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  1. To leave or give (personal property) by will.
  2. To pass (something) on to another; hand down:

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• will

  1. The mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action:
  2. Diligent purposefulness; determination:
  3. Self-control; self-discipline:

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  1. The mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action:
  2. Diligent purposefulness; determination:
  3. Self-control; self-discipline:

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• leave

  1. To go out of or away from:
  2. To go without taking or removing:
  3. To omit or exclude:

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  1. To go out of or away from:
  2. To go without taking or removing:
  3. To omit or exclude:

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