Hermia and Lysander plan to elope to his aunt's house outside of Athens, where they can marry without her father's permission. They devise a plan to meet in the woods the following night and escape together.
The group had to devise a plan, and fast!
Theseus gives her three options: marry Demetrius, become a nun, or die. Lysander gives her a fourth: elope with Lysander.
Devise means to construct, create, or elaborate on something. When used in the context of a plan, as in "devise a plan", it means "create a plan".
(verb - to design or plan) I will devise a plan to thwart the competition and rule the universe! I'm just not certain that the answer I would devise will be satisfactory. How did Eisenhower devise the plan for D-Day? Who will devise the next vise? (noun - legal clause) Harry left a devise in his will, leaving all his property to charity.
TO contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas: to devise a method.
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Hermia and Lysander plan to visit Lysander's aunt who lives outside of Athens to get married. They want to escape the Athenian law that requires Hermia to marry Demetrius instead of her true love, Lysander. They believe that by marrying outside of Athens, they can be together without the interference of the law.
I will devise an effective plan for eliminating the pests.
We need to devise a plan to get mom out of the house so we can decorate for her surprise party. Did General Washington devise a plan to expose Benedict Arnold's treasonous activities? Somehow, Dad was able to devise a way to shut off the lights without getting out of bed.
Devise is a verb which means to plan/invent, e.g. He needed to devise a plan. Device is a noun which means a tool or contraption of some form, e.g. His newly built device worked perfectly.
The word devise, used as a verb, means to form by creating new things or ideas. It can also mean to plan or bring about. Devise when used as a noun means the act of disposing of property with a will.