think out; plan; conceive; invent
"excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
"machinate a plot"
"organize a strike"
"devise a plan to take over the director's office"
How suttly to detain thee I devise.
出自: Milton
She could devise some means to persuade him.
出自: W. S. Maugham
A foundation for that particular soil had to be devised to bear the load of any building we wanted to build.
出自: F. L. Wright
He and Roberta would devise adventure stories.
出自: K. Moore