devise

Definition for devise

verb as in conceive, dream up

Strongest matches

arrange, come up with, concoct, construct, craft, create, design, discover, forge, formulate, hatch, invent, mastermind, prepare, work out

Strong matches

ad-lib, blueprint, brainstorm, cast, chart, cogitate, contrive, form, frame, imagine, improvise, intrigue, machinate, plan, plot, project, scheme, shape, spark, vamp

Weak matches

cook up, dope out, fake it, get off, head trip, make up, play it by ear, think up, throw together, trump up, whip up

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

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Throughout the series, the women battled it out in boxing matches, basketball contests and even a bizarre contest where they had to devise a TV advert for a mattress, à la The Apprentice.

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I’m partial to the former, in part because it features the only overtly political character Wodehouse ever devised.

From Los Angeles Times

He devised a programme specific to the show under his coach Roddy Mackay, a former contestant in the original TV series.

From BBC

The school has devised evacuation plans, designating emergency meeting points in the basement and routes for pupils and staff to follow in case of any danger.

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