Devise and Institute

Devise

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

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

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

Institute verb - To be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of.

Usage example: Elizabeth Cady Stanton is generally credited with instituting the women's-rights movement in 1848

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Devise and institute are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devise" instead a verb "Institute".

style	devise style	institute style
plot	devise plot	institute plot
system	devise system	institute system
scheme	devise scheme	institute scheme
Other words: solution, systems, forms.

In X-Men fanfic Welcome to the Institute, Hank by Artemis's Liege, Logan, Hank and Scott devise a drinking game whilst grading student essays.

Source: Drinking Game

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