Devise: alternatives and connections

To give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said especially of personal property.

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Anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a present; an offering.

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That which is inherited, or passes from heir to heir; inheritance.

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The act or state of inheriting; as, the inheritance of an estate; the inheritance of mental or physical qualities.

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To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon.

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To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out.

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A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances.

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A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will as to disposal of his estate and effects after his death.

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The power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the soul by which it is capable of choosing; the faculty or power of the mind by which we decide t…

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To arrange in order of battle; to array for battle; also, to prepare or arm for battle; to equip as for battle.

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Fixed; solidified.

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of Lie, to recline.

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A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land; a mountain; a high hill; -- used always ins…

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Two pieces of bread and butter with a thin slice of meat, cheese, or the like, between them.

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See Spitchcock.

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One to whom a devise is made, or real estate given by will.

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One to whom a devise is made, or real estate given by will.

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The act of excogitating; a devising in the thoughts; invention; contrivance.

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The act of excogitating; a devising in the thoughts; invention; contrivance.

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The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body.

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The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body.

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To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan.

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To think out; to find out or discover by thinking; to devise; to contrive.

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A place or establishment where iron or other metals are wrought by heating and hammering; especially, a furnace, or a shop with its furnace, etc., wh…

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To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.

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To come or light upon; to meet; to find.

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To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot.

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To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life; as, an organized being; organized matter;…

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To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application; as, to prepare ground for…

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