devising

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the act that results in something coming to be
verb come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
verb arrange by systematic planning and united effort

Engine: wit; the devising or constructive faculty; Latin, “ingenium.” 12. — The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems, Geoffrey Chaucer
It is protected from meteorites by certain forces of my devising. — Triplanetary, E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith
'Why,' Gardiner answered, 'this is a very subtle scheme of this gentleman's devising. — The Fifth Queen Crowned, Ford Madox Ford

fashioning, making

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