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How to pronounce devised in English?

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Examples of devised

devised
We had had the benefit of a brilliant advertising campaign devised by Saatchi's.
From the independent.co.uk
In the meantime, Florida is using the rate devised by the governors association.
From the orlandosentinel.com
They have devised a scheme to hand over $25 billion to the Big Three automakers.
From the washingtontimes.com
Working with Baxter, the FDA devised a test that now identifies OSCS in heparin.
From the time.com
The best diet is one devised by you, noting which foods cause the most problems.
From the dispatch.com
They then devised a bioreactor by placing the IDS into a small reactor cylinder.
From the sciencedaily.com
Foran's laboratory has devised methods to extract and isolate mitochondrial DNA.
From the sciencedaily.com
The company had never devised tools to stop a leak under 4,992 feet of seawater.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Buffalo had devised a contingency plan in the event workers staged a job action.
From the buffalonews.com
More examples
  • A will disposing of real property
  • Invent: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
  • Organize: arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
  • (devising) the act that results in something coming to be; "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making"
  • The act of leaving real property in a will; such a will, or a clause in such a will; the real property left in such a will; To use one's intellect to plan or design (something); To leave (property) in a will
  • (devising) the act of creating a plan or some object, especially a will
  • (Devises) Dagger, Key, and Saber
  • A legal term referring to real estate which passes through a will.
  • Land is conveyed to a land trust upon the death of the landowner through the landowner's will. No income tax benefits but estate tax benefits remain.