devise
verb [ T ]
uk/dɪˈvaɪz/ usto use knowledge and imagination to think of or plan something:
He set about devising a plan to revive the automaker and improve its profitability.
She led a small team that worked for years to devise a way to create a silicon power amp for an earlier generation of cell phones.
LAW
to leave someone money or property in a will (= document stating what will happen to someone's property after their death):
devise sth to sb I hereby give, devise, and bequeath to my daughter Eva $10,000.
devise
noun [ C ]
LAW uk/dɪˈvaɪz/ usproperty given to someone in a will (= document stating what will happen to someone's property after their death), or the part of a will that gives property to someone:
He made specific devises of various items of furniture.