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Synonyms for deviser

Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-vahyz
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈvaɪz

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Définition of deviser

Origin :
  • early 13c., "to form, fashion;" c.1300, "to plan, contrive," from Old French deviser "dispose in portions, arrange, plan, contrive" (in modern French, "to chat, gossip"), from Vulgar Latin *divisare, frequentative of Latin dividere "to divide" (see divide). Modern sense is from "to arrange a division" (especially via a will), a meaning present in the Old French word. Related: Devised; devising.
  • As in designer : noun creator
  • As in engineer : noun person who puts together things
Example sentences :
  • All that I had to do, then, was to find the deviser of the three-foot poster.
  • Extract from : « Average Jones » by Samuel Hopkins Adams
  • The deviser of Utopias had such an opening as had never occurred in the world's history.
  • Extract from : « The English Utilitarians, Volume I. » by Leslie Stephen
  • John of Padua had a salary as deviser of his majesty's buildings, and was employed to build the palace of the protector Somerset.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth » by Lucy Aikin
  • Accordingly, as soon as they saw the deviser of the plot go out, they set themselves to observe the gentleman's demeanour.
  • Extract from : « The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. V. (of V.) » by Margaret, Queen Of Navarre
  • "That will appear in every New York paper tomorrow morning," explained its deviser.
  • Extract from : « Average Jones » by Samuel Hopkins Adams
  • Its deviser is, more than likely, as undiscoverable as the name of the valiant antediluvian who first tasted an oyster.
  • Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
  • Had the deviser been less charitable, William and John had been less guilty: the gift of one man becomes a temptation to another.
  • Extract from : « An History of Birmingham (1783) » by William Hutton
  • The conversation was reported to Henry, who caught at the scheme and summoned its deviser to talk to him.
  • Extract from : « Ten Tudor Statesmen » by Arthur D. Innes
  • The usual compliments, however, were showered on Mrs. Trent as the deviser of so remarkable a theatre.
  • Extract from : « A Voyage to Arcturus » by David Lindsay
  • Whether the swing of the tail suggested the idea of a pendulum to the deviser of this saying is doubtful.
  • Extract from : « "Gombo Zhbes" » by Lafcadio Hearn
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