Devise :: Devise (v. t.) 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, to devise an engine, a new mode of writing, a plan of defense, or an argument..
Devise :: Devise (v. t.) To plan or scheme for; to purpose to obtain.
Devise :: Devise (v. t.) To say; to relate; to describe.