Devise and Replicate

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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

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Replicate is an antonym for devise.

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

Replicate verb - To make an exact likeness of.

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Devise is an antonym for replicate.

Nearby Words: replica, replication, replicated, replicating, replicator

technique	devise technique	replicate technique
people	devise people	replicate people
style	devise style	replicate style
scene	devise scene	replicate scene
Other words: spell, story, effects, formula, version.

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