# devised

Pronunciation: say "di-VYZD" /dɪˈvaɪzd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of devise. — simple past and past participle of devise
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of devise. Use this form for planning or inventing something in the past.
   - _The committee devised a fresh strategy for the upcoming campaign._
   - _The escape route had been devised weeks before the prisoners attempted it._

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