| Main Entry: |
devise
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| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
conceive, dream up |
| Synonyms: |
ad-lib, arrange,
blueprint*,
brainstorm*,
cast, chart, cogitate,
come up with, concoct,
construct,
contrive, cook up,
craft,
create,
design,
discover, dope out, fake it,
forge,
form,
formulate,
frame*, get off, hatch, head trip,
imagine,
improvise, intrigue,
invent, machinate,
make up, mastermind*, plan, play it by ear, plot,
prepare, project, scheme,
shape,
spark, think up, throw together, trump up,
vamp, whip up, work out
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| Antonyms: |
borrow
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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