Devisal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of devising something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈʌŋkɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪvˈaɪzəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪvˈaɪzəl/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈʌŋkɪst/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

contrivance

Word Forms

devise	verb	come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
contrive	verb	come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Entwurf

der Akt, etwas zu erfinden

🇫🇷French

conception

l'acte de concevoir quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

idear

el acto de idear algo

🇮🇹Italian

devisale

l'atto di ideare qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

bedachtzaam

de handeling van het bedenken van iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

projeto

o ato de inventar algo

🇷🇺Russian

изобретение

акт изобретения чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वसीयत करना

कुछ तैयार करने की क्रिया

🇮🇳Tamil

பிசாசு

எதையாவது திட்டமிடும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పరికల్పన

ఏదో రూపొందించే చర్య

🇮🇳Gujarati

દૈવી

કંઈક ઘડી કાઢવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಿವೈಸಲ್

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ರೂಪಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപായം

എന്തെങ്കിലും ആസൂത്രണം ചെയ്യുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇵🇰Urdu

شیطانی

کچھ وضع کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

设计

设计某事的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

工夫

何かを考案する行為

🇰🇷Korean

고안

뭔가를 고안하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phá hoại

hành động nghĩ ra cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ความชั่วร้าย

การประดิษฐ์บางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

merancang

tindakan merancang sesuatu

🇲🇾Malay

tipu muslihat

perbuatan merancang sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ديفيسال

فعل ابتكار شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

تدبیر

عمل ابداع چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

sapkınlık

bir şey tasarlama eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

השחיתות

הפעולה של להמציא משהו

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