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devise

/dɪˈvaɪz/dih-VYZ
/dɪˈvaɪz/dih-VYZ

Meaningdivided, arranged

Common meaning: to plan or invent

Journey through time

  1. Latindiuisasource
  2. Old Frenchdevisesource
  3. Middle Englishdeuisensource
  4. Englishdevise‘to plan or invent’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin diuisa ‘divided, arranged’.

Source words

  • diuisa Latin · source word “divided, arranged”

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