how to pronounce devise

/dɪˈvaɪz/

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devise is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of devise in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… we devise even faster land air and …”

meaning of devise

Devise means to plan or design something.

devise frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word devise occurs in english on average 1.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics devise can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that devise can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;