Part 3045

<i>Spenser.</i>

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

<hw>De*vise"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>devise</ets> division, deliberation, wish, will, testament. See <er>Device</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of giving or disposing of real estate by will; -- sometimes improperly applied to a bequest of personal estate.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A will or testament, conveying real estate; the clause of a will making a gift of real property.</def>

<blockquote>Fines upon <b>devises</b> were still exacted. <i>Bancroft.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Property devised, or given by will.</def>

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

<hw>De*vise"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Device. See <er>Device</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Devisee</h1> <Xpage=403>

<hw>Dev`i*see"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One to whom a devise is made, or real estate given by will.</def>

<h1>Deviser</h1> <Xpage=403>

<hw>De*vis"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who devises.</def>

<h1>Devisor</h1> <Xpage=403>

<hw>De*vis"or</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who devises, or gives real estate by will; a testator; -- correlative to <i>devisee</i>.</def>

<h1>Devitable</h1> <Xpage=403>

<hw>Dev"i*ta*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>devitare</ets> to avoid; <ets>de</ets> + <ets>vitare</ets> to shun, avoid.]</ety> <def>Avoidable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Devitalize</h1> <Xpage=403>

<hw>De*vi"tal*ize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To deprive of life or vitality.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>De*vi`tal*i*za"tion</wf> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Devitation</h1> <Xpage=403>

<hw>Dev`i*ta"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>devitatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>An avoiding or escaping; also, a warning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bailey.</i>

<h1>Devitrification</h1> <Xpage=403>

<hw>De*vit`ri*fi*ca"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act or process of devitrifying, or the state of being devitrified. Specifically, the conversion of molten glassy matter into a stony mass by slow cooling, the result being the formation of crystallites, microbites, etc., in the glassy base, which are then called <i>devitrification products</i>.</def>

<h1>Devitrify</h1> <Xpage=403>

<hw>De*vit"ri*fy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To deprive of glasslike character; to take away vitreous luster and transparency from.</def>

<h1>Devocalize</h1> <Xpage=403>

<hw>De*vo"cal*ize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>De*vo`cal*i*za"tion</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>