Copy and Devise

Copy

Copy verb - To make an exact likeness of.

Devise is an antonym for copy.

Nearby Words: copied, copying, copier, copyist

Devise

Devise verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.
Usage example: she quickly devised a new scheme when the first one failed

Copy is an antonym for devise.

Nearby Words: devised, devising, deviser, devisee, devisor

Common collocations

technique copy technique devise technique
character copy character devise character
people copy people devise people
style copy style devise style
Other words: way, spell, language, effects, formula, weapon, version, forms.
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