devise
/dɪˈvɑɪz/ v [T]Definition
› to invent something, esp. with intelligence or imagination: He devised a new way to treat mental depression. The committee is devising an agenda for the upcoming political convention.
(Definition of devise v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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