All 6 Uses
devise
in
Romeo and Juliet
(Edited)
- Bid her devise
some means to come to shrift this afternoon.p. 104.9 - Bid her devise
some means to come to shrift this afternoon.p. 101.6 - I do protest I never injur'd thee,
But love thee better than thou canst devise,
Till thou shalt know the reason of my love.
And so good Capulet—which name I tender
As dearly as mine own—be satisfied.p. 124.7 - I do protest I never injur'd thee,
But love thee better than thou canst devise,
Till thou shalt know the reason of my love.
And so good Capulet—which name I tender
As dearly as mine own—be satisfied.p. 119.6 - Then comes she to me,
And with wild looks, bid me devise some means
To rid her from this second marriage,Scene 5.3 * - Then comes she to me,
And with wild looks, bid me devise some means
To rid her from this second marriage,p. 237.9 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(devise as in: devise a plan) to come up with a way of doing something -- typically a creative idea or plan
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In law, devise can also reference a gift given in a will (or the act of bequeathing such a gift).