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| de·vise [ di vz ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle de·vised, present participle de·vis·ing, 3rd person present singular de·vis·es) |
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1. think something up: to conceive of the idea for something and figure out how it will work
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2. pass on property: to pass on property through a will
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noun (plural de·vis·es) |
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1. clause bequeathing property: a clause in a will stating that an item of property is to be given to somebody or something
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2. law bequeathing of property: the bequeathing of an item of property
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3. law something bequeathed: an item of property bequeathed through a will
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| [13th century. < French deviser "divide, order, form a plan" < Latin dividere (see divide)] |
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  de·vis·a·ble adjective |
| de·vis·er noun |
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