devising
verb (present participle)UK /dɪˈvaɪzɪŋ/
US /dɪˈvaɪzɪŋ/
Making a plan or thinking up a new idea.
She is devising a clever game for the class party.
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2. The act of inventing or planning something.
The devising of the new rules took all afternoon.
3. Figuring out a way to do something difficult.
He was devising a way to reach the top shelf.
4. In theater, creating a play together as a group without a written script.
The actors spent weeks devising their performance.