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devising

dɪˈvʌɪz

verb

plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.

a training programme should be devised

conceive,think up,come up with,dream up,draw up,work out,form,formulate,concoct,design,frame,invent,coin,originate,compose,construct,fabricate,create,produce,put together,make up,develop,evolve,discover,hit on,hatch,cook up,contrive

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devises

dɪˈvʌɪz

verb

plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.

a training programme should be devised

conceive,think up,come up with,dream up,draw up,work out,form,formulate,concoct,design,frame,invent,coin,originate,compose,construct,fabricate,create,produce,put together,make up,develop,evolve,discover,hit on,hatch,cook up,contrive

noun

a clause in a will leaving something, especially real estate, to someone.

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devised

dɪˈvʌɪz

verb

plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.

a training programme should be devised

conceive,think up,come up with,dream up,draw up,work out,form,formulate,concoct,design,frame,invent,coin,originate,compose,construct,fabricate,create,produce,put together,make up,develop,evolve,discover,hit on,hatch,cook up,contrive

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devise

dɪˈvʌɪz

verb

plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.

a training programme should be devised

conceive,think up,come up with,dream up,draw up,work out,form,formulate,concoct,design,frame,invent,coin,originate,compose,construct,fabricate,create,produce,put together,make up,develop,evolve,discover,hit on,hatch,cook up,contrive

noun

a clause in a will leaving something, especially real estate, to someone.

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creating

kriːˈeɪt

verb

bring (something) into existence.

he created a thirty-acre lake

generate,produce,design,make,fabricate,fashion,manufacture,build,construct,erect,do,turn out,bring into being,originate,invent,initiate,engender,devise,frame,develop,shape,form,mould,forge,concoct,hatch,knock together,knock up,knock off,establish,found,institute,constitute,inaugurate,launch,set up,put in place,start,lay the foundations of,organize,build up,get something going,get something moving,get something working,kick something off

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creates

kriːˈeɪt

verb

bring (something) into existence.

he created a thirty-acre lake

generate,produce,design,make,fabricate,fashion,manufacture,build,construct,erect,do,turn out,bring into being,originate,invent,initiate,engender,devise,frame,develop,shape,form,mould,forge,concoct,hatch,knock together,knock up,knock off,establish,found,institute,constitute,inaugurate,launch,set up,put in place,start,lay the foundations of,organize,build up,get something going,get something moving,get something working,kick something off

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created

kriːˈeɪt

verb

bring (something) into existence.

he created a thirty-acre lake

generate,produce,design,make,fabricate,fashion,manufacture,build,construct,erect,do,turn out,bring into being,originate,invent,initiate,engender,devise,frame,develop,shape,form,mould,forge,concoct,hatch,knock together,knock up,knock off,establish,found,institute,constitute,inaugurate,launch,set up,put in place,start,lay the foundations of,organize,build up,get something going,get something moving,get something working,kick something off

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create

kriːˈeɪt

verb

bring (something) into existence.

he created a thirty-acre lake

generate,produce,design,make,fabricate,fashion,manufacture,build,construct,erect,do,turn out,bring into being,originate,invent,initiate,engender,devise,frame,develop,shape,form,mould,forge,concoct,hatch,knock together,knock up,knock off,establish,found,institute,constitute,inaugurate,launch,set up,put in place,start,lay the foundations of,organize,build up,get something going,get something moving,get something working,kick something off

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contriving

kənˈtrʌɪv

verb

create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice.

his opponents contrived a cabinet crisis

bring about,engineer,cause to happen,manufacture,orchestrate,stage-manage,create,devise,concoct,construct,design,formulate,plan,work out,think up,dream up,come up with,fabricate,plot,hatch,wangle,set up,cook up,procure

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contrives

kənˈtrʌɪv

verb

create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice.

his opponents contrived a cabinet crisis

bring about,engineer,cause to happen,manufacture,orchestrate,stage-manage,create,devise,concoct,construct,design,formulate,plan,work out,think up,dream up,come up with,fabricate,plot,hatch,wangle,set up,cook up,procure

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contrive

kənˈtrʌɪv

verb

create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice.

his opponents contrived a cabinet crisis

bring about,engineer,cause to happen,manufacture,orchestrate,stage-manage,create,devise,concoct,construct,design,formulate,plan,work out,think up,dream up,come up with,fabricate,plot,hatch,wangle,set up,cook up,procure

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broods

bruːd

noun

a family of birds or other young animals produced at one hatching or birth.

a brood of chicks

offspring,young,progeny,spawn,family,hatch,clutch,nest,litter,progeniture

verb

think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried.

she had brooded over the subject a thousand times

worry about,fret about,agonize over,mope over,moon over,languish over,feel despondent about,grieve over,sulk about,eat one’s heart out over,think about,ponder,contemplate,pore over,meditate on,muse on,mull over,dwell on,ruminate on/over,chew over,puzzle over,weigh up,turn over in one’s mind

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brood

bruːd

noun

a family of birds or other young animals produced at one hatching or birth.

a brood of chicks

offspring,young,progeny,spawn,family,hatch,clutch,nest,litter,progeniture

verb

think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried.

she had brooded over the subject a thousand times

worry about,fret about,agonize over,mope over,moon over,languish over,feel despondent about,grieve over,sulk about,eat one’s heart out over,think about,ponder,contemplate,pore over,meditate on,muse on,mull over,dwell on,ruminate on/over,chew over,puzzle over,weigh up,turn over in one’s mind

adjective

(of an animal) kept to be used for breeding.

a brood mare

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