to devise a way of doing

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• devise — de|vise [dıˈvaız] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: deviser, from Latin divisus, past participle of dividere to divide ] to plan or invent a new way of doing something ▪ She devised a method for quicker communications between offices …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• devise — verb (T) to plan or invent a way of doing something, especially something complicated and clever: She devised a method for quicker communications between offices …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• devise */*/ — UK [dɪˈvaɪz] / US verb [transitive] Word forms devise : present tense I/you/we/they devise he/she/it devises present participle devising past tense devised past participle devised to invent a method of doing something They ve devised a scheme to… …   English dictionary

• china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

• China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium

• plan — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Formulated scheme for getting something done Nouns 1. plan, scheme, design, project, undertaking; aim, intention; proposal, proposition, suggestion; resolution, resolve, motion; precaution, provision,… …   English dictionary for students

• Anaxagoras and the atomists — C.C.W.Taylor ANAXAGORAS In the course of the fifth century BC the political and cultural pre eminence of Athens attracted to the city a considerable number of intellectuals of various kinds from all over the Greek world. This phenomenon, the so… …   History of philosophy

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• List of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody episodes — The following is an episode list for the Disney Channel situation comedy, The Suite Life of Zack Cody, which aired three seasons spanning over four years before ending to make way for the sequel, The Suite Life on Deck. Contents 1 Series overview …   Wikipedia

• method */*/*/ — UK [ˈmeθəd] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms method : singular method plural methods Metaphor: The methods that you use to do something are like tools and machines. The process of doing something is like using a machine. It takes… …   English dictionary

• List of Naruto chapters (Part I) — This is a list of chapters of the Naruto manga, covering the first two hundred and forty four chapters of the series. The chapters are written by Masashi Kishimoto and published by Shueisha in the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.cite… …   Wikipedia