All 4 Uses

devise
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Tunnel In the Sky
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I'm sure you can devise a water filter with your bare hands and know which side of the tree the moss grows on.†
Chpt 1 *

devise = come up with (invent or create)
Long before you need all of your diary we will devise other writing materials.†
Chpt 10
Go ahead and devise!†
Chpt 10
The canyon dropped rapidly here; Rod could visualize a flume from upstream, bringing running water right to the caves....not right away, but when they had time to devise tools and cope with the problems.†
Chpt 11

Definitions:

(1) (devise as in: devise a plan)
to come up with a way of doing something -- typically a creative idea or plan
(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).