device vs devise
Definitions
noun
- an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
- something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
- any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
- any clever maneuver
- an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)
Examples
So spake he, and Athene was mightily angered at heart, and chid Odysseus in wrathful words: Odysseus, thou hast no more steadfast might nor any prowess, as when for nine whole years continually thou didst battle with the Trojans for high born Helen, of the white arms, and many men thou slewest in terrible warfare, and by thy device the wide-wayed city of Priam was taken.
A vacuum absorbing device absorbs the smooth plane of the extracting device and the socket connector is positioned on the circuit board, thus achieving the goal of automatic assembling.
When left to my own devices for a couple of weeks, I begin to habitually bake and craft and, well, housekeep.
Definitions
verb
- come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
- arrange by systematic planning and united effort
- give by will, especially real property
noun
- (law) a gift of real property by will
- a will disposing of real property
Examples
He first constructed a horizontal wheel that he named a Danaide, and later devised another, the Vortex Water Wheel, which he patented in July 1850 and which came to be used extensively.
When the new student funding system was devised in 2010 the figure was just 28%.
The baronetage of Nova Scotia was devised in 1624 as a means of promoting the "plantation" of that province, and James announced his intention of creating a hundred baronets, each of whom was to support six colonists for two years (or pay 2000 marks in lieu thereof) and also to pay 1000 marks to
