Sunday, December 23, 2012

Difference between "devise" and "conceive"

Devise
"Devise" means to invent something new.
  • The cartoon characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown were devised by Charles M. Schultz. 
  • They have devised a new method for converting sunlight into electricit.

Conceive
"Conceive" means to think or create something in the mind.
  • God is often conceived of as male.
  • The system was conceived by a Swedish engineer.

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