Meanings (ES + gloss)
concebir • discurrir • discursar • diseñar • elucubrar • idear • ingeniar • inventar • planificar
To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
Near-synonyms: lay, set, design, plan, create
to devise an argument; to devise a machine, or a new system of writing
legar
To leave (property) in a will.
devisar (desus.) • maquinar • tramar • urdir
To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
I thought, devised, and Pallas heard my prayer.