Devise and Effect

Devise

Devise verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.

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Effect and devise are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Effect" instead a verb "Devise".

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

Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Devise and effect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devise" instead a verb "Effect".

The scripted version of the screen required a practical special effect that was too expensive, so it was discarded and Baker and Sladen were allowed to devise their own scene.

Source: Harpo Does Something Funny
Shinon devise a plan to quickly turn the ship to fire on enemies, and generate this effect by using its own warp drive to create gravity field that will protect its crew.

Source: Inertial Dampening
In a later strip, the group is trying to sneak into a bandit camp to save Elan (who rolled that 4), Belkar gets bored while someone else is trying to devise an effect stealth plan and just starts a fire instead, drawing the attention of every guard in the camp and getting the group caught.

Source: So Much for Stealth

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