devise

/di-ˈvīz/

Middle English, from Anglo-French deviser, diviser, to divide, distinguish, invent, from Vulgar Latin *divisare, frequentative of Latin dividere to divide

verb

  1. to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent

  2. conceive, imagine

  3. to plan to obtain or bring about : plot

devise a new strategy

noun

  1. the act of giving or disposing of real property by will

  2. a will or clause of a will disposing of real property

  3. property devised by will