DEVISING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act that results in something coming to be

Example:

it was already in the making

Synonyms:

devising; fashioning; making

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("devising" is a kind of...):

production (the act or process of producing something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "devising"):

cartography; mapmaking (the making of maps and charts)

Derivation:

devise (come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort)

devise (arrange by systematic planning and united effort)

-ing form of the verb devise