Devise
Scheme
Scheme verb - To engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends.
Usage example: the town inspector had schemed to overlook the contractor's code violations in exchange for a substantial bribe
Devise is a synonym for scheme in plan topic. Sometimes you can use "Devise" instead a verb "Scheme", if it concerns topics such as contrive, planned.
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Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- I will not devise any scheme in which Part A consists of tricking the hero into unwittingly helping me and Part B consists of laughing at him then leaving him to his own devices.
Source: Evil Overlord List Cellblock A - Francie and Neely in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn also devise a Christmas miracle, including a scheme to obtain a huge tree for free — by having it thrown at them.
Source: Christmas Miracle - The more clever ones will devise a clever scheme to trick the heir into giving up his money.
Source: Passed-Over Inheritance
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