Both Uses
devise
in
The Old Man and the Sea
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- You must devise a way so that you sleep a little if he is quiet and steady.
p. 77.4 *devise = come up with (invent)
- Make yourself do it and devise some simple and sure way about the lines.†
p. 77.8devise = come up with (invent or create)
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).