DEVISING
Dictionary entry overview: What does devising mean? • DEVISING (noun)
The noun DEVISING has 1 sense:
1. the act that results in something coming to be
Familiarity information: DEVISING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DEVISING (noun)
Meaning:
The act that results in something coming to be
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
devising; fashioning; making
Context examples:
the devising of plans / the fashioning of pots and pans / the making of measurements / it was already in the making
Hypernyms ("devising" is a kind of...):
production (the act or process of producing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "devising"):
cartography; mapmaking (the making of maps and charts)
film making; movie making; moviemaking (the production of movies)
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