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de·vise D0181300 (dĭ-vīz′)tr.v. de·vised, de·vis·ing, de·vis·es 1. To form, plan, or arrange in the mind; design or contrive: devised a new system for handling mail orders.2. Law To transmit or give (real property) by will.3. Archaic To suppose; imagine.n. Law 1. a. The act of transmitting or giving real property by will.b. The property or lands so transmitted or given.2. A will or clause in a will transmitting or giving real property. [Middle English devisen, from Old French deviser, from Vulgar Latin *dēvīsāre, from Latin *dīvīsāre, frequentative of dīvidere, to divide; see divide.] de·vis′a·ble adj.de·vis′er n.devisable (dɪˈvaɪzəbəl) adj1. (Law) law (of property, esp realty) capable of being transferred by will2. able to be invented, contrived, or devisedEncyclopediaSeedevisedevisable Related to devisable: divisibledevisable capable of being transferred by will. |