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Devised vs Developed - What's the difference?

devised | developed |

As verbs the difference between devised and developed

is that devised is past tense of devise while developed is past tense of develop.

As an adjective developed is

not primitive; not third world.

devised

English

Verb

(head)
  • (devise)

    • devise

    English

    (wikipedia devise)

    Verb

    (devis)
  • To use one's intellect to plan or design (something).
    • to devise''' an argument; to '''devise a machine, or a new system of writing
  • * Bancroft
    • devising schemes to realize his ambitious views
  • *
    • Thus, the task of the linguist devising' a grammar which models the linguistic competence of the fluent native speaker is to '''devise a ''finite'' set of rules which are capable of specifying how to form, interpret, and pronounce an ''infinite set of well-formed sentences.
  • To leave (property) in a will.
  • (archaic) To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • I thought, devised , and Pallas heard my prayer.
  • (archaic) To plan or scheme for; to plot to obtain.
  • * Spenser
    • For wisdom is most riches; fools therefore / They are which fortunes do by vows devise .
  • (obsolete) To imagine; to guess.
    • (Spenser)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of leaving real property in a will.
  • Such a will, or a clause in such a will.
  • * Bancroft
    • Fines upon devises were still exacted.
  • The real property left in such a will.

    • See also

    * device * devising

    Anagrams

    * ----

    developed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (said of a country) Not primitive; not third world.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-06, volume=408, issue=8843, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= The rise of smart beta , passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}}
  • Mature.

    • Derived terms

    * overdeveloped * underdeveloped

    Verb

    (head)
  • (develop)