Devise and Work

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Devise

Devise verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.
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Work and devise are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a verb "Devise".
Nearby Words: devised, devising, deviser, devisee, devisor

Work

Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
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Devise and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devise" instead a verb "Work".
Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

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people devise people work people
system devise system work system
way devise way work way
spell devise spell work spell
Other words: story, version, ways.

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  • No Sell: The Normandy's crew considers contingencies to take down Jensen if need be, and swiftly realize that just about every single technique they can devise to nonlethally take him down wouldn't work, including biotics, due to Jensen's engineering.
    Source: Fanfic / Mass Effect Human Revolution
  • The season finale ends with Jake being fired from the police, tossing his tie away and telling the captain to shove it... as part of an elaborate ruse the captain himself helped devise, showing how they've come to work together.
    Source: Book Ends / Live-Action TV
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Work and Devise. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/devise/work
Devise & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/devise/work>.
Work or Devise. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/devise/work.

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