devise
v.v. to invent or plan a new way of doing something. You use this when you create a clever solution to a problem.
v. to plan or invent a complex procedure, system, or mechanism by careful thought. Transitive; requires a direct object representing the created plan or object.
The engineers had to devise a new way to cool the engine.
The marketing team worked late to devise a strategy that would appeal to younger customers.
To overcome the logistical hurdles of the remote site, the architects had to devise a modular construction system that could be transported by helicopter.
PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English devisen, devysen, from Old French deviser, from Vulgar Latin devisō, from Latin dīvisō, frequentative of dīvidō.
From Middle French devise. Doublet of device.
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object.
They devised of a plan.They devised a plan.Devise is transitive and should not be followed by the preposition 'of'.