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invent
To think up; devise or fabricate in the mind
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  1. To think up; devise or fabricate in the mind
  2. To think out or produce (a new device, process, etc.); originate, as by experiment; devise for the first time
  3. To produce or contrive (something previously unknown) by the use of ingenuity or imagination.
concoct
To contrive something using skill or ingenuity
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  1. To contrive something using skill or ingenuity
  2. To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking
  3. To devise, using skill and intelligence; contrive:
contrive
To think up; devise; scheme; plan
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  1. To think up; devise; scheme; plan
  2. To bring about, as by scheming; manage:
  3. To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot.
dream up
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.
fabricate
To make up (a story, reason, lie, etc.); invent
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  1. To make up (a story, reason, lie, etc.); invent
  2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts:
  3. To concoct in order to deceive:
formulate
To express (a theory, plan, etc.) in a systematic way
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  1. To express (a theory, plan, etc.) in a systematic way
  2. To work out or form in one's mind; devise, develop, contrive, etc.
  3. To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
hatch
To devise or originate, especially in secret:
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  1. To devise or originate, especially in secret:
  2. To bring (a plan, idea, etc.) into existence; esp., to plan in a secret or underhanded way; plot
  3. To emerge from or break out of an egg.
think up
(Idiomatic) To create in one's mind; to invent.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To create in one's mind; to invent.
blueprint
To make a blueprint for.
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  1. To make a blueprint for.
  2. To make a detailed operational plan for.
  3. To lay a plan for.
cast
To choose actors for (a play, for example).
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  1. To choose actors for (a play, for example).
  2. To form (molten metal, plastic, etc.) into a particular shape by pouring or pressing into a mold
  3. To deliberate; plan
chart
To be ranked on a chart of best-selling items:
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  1. To be ranked on a chart of best-selling items:
  2. To plot (a course) on, or by reference to, a chart or charts
  3. To plan (a course of action)
conceive
To cause to begin life
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  1. To cause to begin life
  2. To cause an offspring to begin life
  3. To begin or originate in a specific way:
contrive
To plan with evil intent; scheme:
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  1. To plan with evil intent; scheme:
  2. To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.
  3. To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot.
design
To plan and carry out, esp. by artistic arrangement or in a skillful way
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  1. To plan and carry out, esp. by artistic arrangement or in a skillful way
  2. To make a graphic or schematic representation of (something), especially as a plan for its structure:
  3. To plan to do; purpose; intend
formulate
To work out or form in one's mind; devise, develop, contrive, etc.
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  1. To work out or form in one's mind; devise, develop, contrive, etc.
  2. To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
  3. To express (a theory, plan, etc.) in a systematic way
frame
To prearrange (a contest) so as to ensure a desired fraudulent outcome; fix:
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  1. To prearrange (a contest) so as to ensure a desired fraudulent outcome; fix:
  2. To shape, fashion, or form, usually according to a pattern; design
  3. To conceive or design:
lay
Simple past tense of lie, when pertaining to position.
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  1. Simple past tense of lie, when pertaining to position.
  2. To work out; devise
  3. To put or set in order or readiness for use:
plan
To devise a scheme for doing, making, or arranging
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  1. To devise a scheme for doing, making, or arranging
  2. To have as a specific aim or purpose; intend:
  3. To formulate a scheme or program for the accomplishment, enactment, or attainment of:
project
To be effective in the projection of one's voice, ideas, etc.
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  1. To be effective in the projection of one's voice, ideas, etc.
  2. To send out into space; cast:
  3. To propose (an act or plan of action)
scheme
To make plans, especially secret or devious ones.
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  1. To make plans, especially secret or devious ones.
  2. To plan in a deceitful way; plot
  3. To contrive a plan or scheme for; plot:
strategize
To formulate a strategy.
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  1. To formulate a strategy.
  2. To determine strategies; plan.
  3. To plan a strategy for (a business or financial venture, for example).
work out
To smooth.
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  1. To smooth.
  2. (Intransitive) Used other than as an idiom: see work,"Ž out.
  3. (With object after out) To calculate.
leave
To give or deposit, as for use or information, upon one's departure or in one's absence:
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  1. To give or deposit, as for use or information, upon one's departure or in one's absence:
  2. To abandon or forsake:
  3. To set out or depart; go:
will
To induce or try to induce by sheer force of will:
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  1. To induce or try to induce by sheer force of will:
  2. To wish; desire:
  3. Used to express determination, compulsion, or obligation
bequeath
To pass (something) on to another; hand down:
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  1. To pass (something) on to another; hand down:
  2. (Law) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
  3. (Law) To leave or give (personal property) by will.
Find another word for devise. In this page you can discover 34 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for devise, like: invent, concoct, contrive, dream up, fabricate, formulate, hatch, make up, think up, cook up and blueprint.

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  • I prefer to use this app because it allows me to devise my own music playlists.

  • Great efforts have been made to devise cottonpicking machines, but, as yet, complete success has not been attained.

  • The purpose of this meeting is to devise a strategy for our company to pay off its debt.

  • The engineers' newest project is to devise a more efficient water filtration system.

  • He had several interviews with the Italian patriot, and persuaded him of the impracticable nature of his plan, thereby obtaining for the government leisure to devise a more reasonable scheme.

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