plan; come up with an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle after mental effort
The team had to devise a new marketing strategy to compete with emerging rivals.
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notice; discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
discourage; try to prevent; show opposition to
firmness of purpose; devoting full strength and concentrated attention to something
restraint; something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
harmful; (sometimes followed by to?) causing harm or injury
stray; turn aside; turn away from
plan; come up with an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle after mental effort
scheming; indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading