Devise and Generate

Devise

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

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

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

Generate

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

Devise and generate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devise" instead a verb "Generate".

Common collocations

character devise character generate character
effects devise effects generate effects
drama devise drama generate drama

Both words in one sentence

  • 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.
  • And ultimately, Justin Vacula decided to test how much offense he'd generate with the most inoffensive ad he could devise, a bus ad which merely said "Atheists.", with the name and web addresses of two atheist organizations.
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