devise
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~ arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
devise
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~ give by will, especially real property
devise
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~ come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
devitalise
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~ sap of life or energy; "The recession devitalized the economy"
devitalize
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~ sap of life or energy; "The recession devitalized the economy"
devitrify
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~ make (glassy materials) brittle or opaque
devoice
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~ utter with tense vocal chords
devolve
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~ grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
devolve
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~ pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
devolve
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~ be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
devote
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~ dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
devote
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~ set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining"
devote
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~ give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
devour
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~ eat up completely, as with great appetite; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"; "The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them"
devour
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~ destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home"
devour
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~ eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"
devour
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~ enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels"
diabolise
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~ turn into a devil or make devilish; "Man devilized by war"
diabolize
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~ turn into a devil or make devilish; "Man devilized by war"