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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
Example Sentences
When a player wins or loses a match, their rating change depends on the relative strength of their opponent—a system devised by Hungarian physicist Arpad Elo more than 50 years ago.
The Green Giant, devised because the peas themselves were considered giant, traces to 1925, and his signature phrase to the 1960s.
Everett encouraged the parties to devise an alternative restructuring plan for his review.
The UK government has already promised to devise clearer and stricter rules that will tell immigration officials and judges how to interpret the right to family life.
It seems everyone’s playing the game better than he is, and after months of toiling in unemployment hell, Man-su devises a plan to get rid of his competition by killing off the most appealing candidates.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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