Devise and Ruin

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

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Ruin is an antonym for devise in conceive topic.

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

Ruin verb - To cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts.

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Devise is an antonym for ruin.

Nearby Words: ruined, ruination, ruinous, ruining, ruinously

character	devise character	ruin character
style	devise style	ruin style
marriage	devise marriage	ruin marriage
scene	devise scene	ruin scene
Other words: plan, strategy, game, story, drama, plans, games.

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