devised

de-vised · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Planned or invented by careful thought.

  2. 2.

    Created or designed something.

Related words

Antonyms: copied, imitated
See also: design, devise, invent
Synonyms: conceived, created, designed, formulated, invented

Etymology

Past tense of devise, from Old French deviser meaning "to divide, distribute, arrange, plan," from Latin divisare, frequentative of dividere meaning "to divide."