Part 3044

<i>Sandys.</i>

<h1>Devirgination</h1> <Xpage=403>

<hw>De*vir`gi*na"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>devirginatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A deflouring.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Feltham.</i>

<h1>Devisable</h1> <Xpage=403>

<hw>De*vis"a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Devise</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Capable of being devised, invented, or contrived.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Capable of being bequeathed, or given by will.</def>

<h1>Devisal</h1> <Xpage=403>

<hw>De*vis"al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A devising.</def>

<i>Whitney.</i>

<h1>Devise</h1> <Xpage=403>

<hw>De*vise"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Devised</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Devising</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>deviser</ets> to distribute, regulate, direct, relate, F., to chat, fr. L. <ets>divisus</ets> divided, distributed, p. p. of <ets>dividere</ets>. See <er>Divide</er>, and cf. <er>Device</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To form in the mind by new combinations of ideas, new applications of principles, or new arrangement of parts; to formulate by thought; to contrive; to excogitate; to invent; to plan; to scheme; <as>as, to <ex>devise</ex> an engine, a new mode of writing, a plan of defense, or an argument</as>.</def>

<blockquote>To <b>devise</b> curious works. <i>Ex. CCTV. 32.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote><b>Devising</b> schemes to realize his ambitious views. <i>Bancroft.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To plan or scheme for; to purpose to obtain.</def>

<blockquote>For wisdom is most riches; fools therefore They are which fortunes do by vows <b>devise</b>. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To say; to relate; to describe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To imagine; to guess.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<p><b>5.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To give by will; -- used of real estate; formerly, also, of chattels.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- To bequeath; invent; discover; contrive; excogitate; imagine; plan; scheme. See <er>Bequeath</er>.</syn>

<h1>Devise</h1> <Xpage=403>

<hw>De*vise"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.</def>

<blockquote>I thought, <b>devised</b>, and Pallas heard my prayer. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<note>&hand; <i>Devise</i> was formerly followed by <i>of</i>; as, let us <i>devise of</i> ease.</note>