devise

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

de·vise [devise devises devised devising] BrE [dɪˈvaɪz] NAmE [dɪˈvaɪz] verb ~ sth
to invent sth new or a new way of doing sth
Syn: think up
•A new system has been devised to control traffic in the city.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: the verb from Old French deviser, from Latin divis- ‘divided’, from the verb dividere (this sense being reflected in the original English sense of the verb); the noun is a variant of ↑device (in the early sense ‘will, desire’).

Example Bank:
•Scientists have devised a method of recycling the contaminated oil.
•We must devise a new system for dealing with complaints.
•specially devised tests

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  organize, organise, prepare, get up, machinate, invent, contrive, excogitate, formulate, forge