# devising

Pronunciation: say "di-VYZ-ing" /dɪˈvaɪzɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of devise. — present participle and gerund of devise
   - Simple: Present participle of devise. Use this -ing form when the planning or inventing is happening now.
   - _The committee is devising a fairer voting system for next year._
   - _Devising the new curriculum took the staff a full year._

## Noun

2. The act of creating a plan or some object, especially the making of a will.
   - Simple: The act of making a plan or thing, especially writing a will.
   - _The devising of the new policy required input from every department._
   - _Years of patient devising went into the family's estate plan._

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