Clues for the word "DEVISE"
We've had 16 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 62 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on May 19, 2025.
Definition of devise
- v. t. - To form in the mind by new combinations of ideas, new applications of principles, or new arrangement of parts; to formulate by thought; to contrive; to excogitate; to invent; to plan; to scheme; as, to devise an engine, a new mode of writing, a plan of defense, or an argument.
- v. t. - To plan or scheme for; to purpose to obtain.
- v. t. - To say; to relate; to describe.
- v. t. - To imagine; to guess.
- v. t. - To give by will; -- used of real estate; formerly, also, of chattels.
- v. i. - To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
- n. - The act of giving or disposing of real estate by will; -- sometimes improperly applied to a bequest of personal estate.
- n. - A will or testament, conveying real estate; the clause of a will making a gift of real property.
- n. - Property devised, or given by will.
- n. - Device. See Device.
Referring Clues
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - May 19, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - March 16, 2025
- Your Life Choices - March 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 24, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 20, 2024
- USA Today - October 20, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - September 24, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - September 24, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - October 18, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - October 10, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - June 23, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - April 11, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - March 10, 2023
- USA Today - March 09, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - March 06, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - February 27, 2023
- Your Life Choices - February 14, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - November 29, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - November 18, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - September 26, 2022
- Penny Dell Sunday - August 14, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - June 11, 2022
- Mindfood Daily - November 13, 2017
- Universal - October 10, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - September 26, 2017
- Your Life Choices - July 30, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - June 14, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - April 11, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - March 17, 2017
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 02, 2017
- And in 32 more crossword puzzles...