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Devised

/dɪˈvaɪzd/

To use one's intellect to plan or design (something).

📖 Definitions of "Devised"

verb

1
To use one's intellect to plan or design (something).
"to devise an argument; to devise a machine, or a new system of writing"
2
To leave (property) in a will.
3
To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
4
To plan or scheme for; to plot to obtain.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
makingnoun	The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
fashioningnoun	The act or process of fashioning something; manufacture.
aimed	Directed towards a target.
architectedverb	(transitive) To design, plan, or orchestrate.
articulatednoun	Of a vehicle, composed of component parts each with its own wheels and chassis, e.g. an articulated lorry, articulated bus, or certain kinds of streetcars and trains.
builtnoun	(informal) well-built, muscular or toned.
compiledverb	(transitive, programming) To use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code.
conceivedverb	formed in the mind
conceptualizedverb	To conceive the idea for something.
concoctedverb	invented, made up
constructedverb	Artificial; man-made.
craftedverb	manufactured
createdverb	(transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
defined	Having a definition or value.
delineated	represented accurately or precisely
designverb	(transitive) To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.).
designedverb	Created according to a design.
designingnoun	A process of design.
developverb	(transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
developedverb	(said of a country) wealthy and industrialized; not third-world.

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