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devise
English
Etymology
From Middle English devisen, devysen, from Old French deviser, from Vulgar Latin devis?, from Latin d?vis?, frequentative of d?vid?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??va?z/
- Rhymes: -a?z
- Hyphenation: de?vise
Verb
devise (third-person singular simple present devises, present participle devising, simple past and past participle devised)
- (transitive) To use one's intellect to plan or design (something).
- to devise an argument; to devise a machine, or a new system of writing
- 1834-1874, George Bancroft, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent.
- devising schemes to realize his ambitious views
- (transitive) To leave (property) in a will.
- (intransitive, archaic) To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
- (transitive, archaic) To plan or scheme for; to plot to obtain.
- (obsolete) To imagine; to guess.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)
Translations
Noun
devise (plural devises)
- The act of leaving real property in a will.
- Such a will, or a clause in such a will.
- 1834-1874, George Bancroft, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent.
- Fines upon devises were still exacted.
- 1834-1874, George Bancroft, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent.
- The real property left in such a will.
- Design, devising.
- 2010, Carl Anderson, Fragments of a Scattered Brain ?ISBN, page 83
- I don't know how I got to be so sour on life, but I'm constantly in solitary confinement of my own devise, […]
- 2010, Carl Anderson, Fragments of a Scattered Brain ?ISBN, page 83
See also
- device
- devising
Anagrams
- sieved, viséed
Danish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -i?s?
Noun
devise c (singular definite devisen, plural indefinite deviser)
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Declension
Further reading
- “devise” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Etymology
From deviser. The financial sense is a semantic loan from German Devise.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?.viz/
Noun
devise f (plural devises)
- (heraldry) motto
- (finance) assets in foreign currency
- (finance, by extension) currency
Verb
devise
- inflection of deviser:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “devise” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- dévies, évides, évidés, vidées
Spanish
Verb
devise
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of devisar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of devisar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of devisar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of devisar.
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makeup
English
Alternative forms
- make-up
Etymology
From the verb phrase make up.
Pronunciation
Noun
makeup (usually uncountable, plural makeups)
- (uncountable) An item's composition.
- To understand how a nuclear reactor works, we must first look at its makeup.
- (uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.
- She is wearing a lot of makeup.
- (manufacturing) Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.
- 2005, William C. Whitman, William M. Johnson, John A. Tomczyk, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Technology, page 1208:
- When the water level drops, the float ball drops with it and opens the valve to the makeup water supply.
- 2005, William C. Whitman, William M. Johnson, John A. Tomczyk, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Technology, page 1208:
- (education) A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material.
Usage notes
The alternative spelling make-up is favored by the Oxford Dictionary and thus is often considered to be British, while makeup, being preferred by Merriam Webster's dictionary, is the generally accepted American spelling.
Synonyms
- (composition): configuration, constitution, form; see also Thesaurus:composition
- (cosmetics): beauty products, cosmetics, product, slap, war paint
Hyponyms
- (cosmetics): See also Thesaurus:toiletry
Translations
References
Anagrams
- upmake
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