CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
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deviously in CommonParlance
- definition in a devious manner
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deviousness in CommonParlance
- definition the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly
- definition the quality of being deceitful and underhanded
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devisal in CommonParlance
- definition the act of devising something
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devise in CommonParlance
- definition a will disposing of real property
- definition (law) a gift of real property by will
- definition come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
- definition arrange by systematic planning and united effort
- definition give by will, especially real property
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devisee in CommonParlance
- definition someone to whom property (especially realty) is devised by will
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deviser in CommonParlance
- definition a person who makes plans
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devising in CommonParlance
- definition the act that results in something coming to be
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devisor in CommonParlance
- definition someone who devises real property in a will
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devitalisation in CommonParlance
- definition the act of reducing the vitality of something
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devitalise in CommonParlance
- definition sap of life or energy
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devitalization in CommonParlance
- definition the act of reducing the vitality of something
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devitalize in CommonParlance
- definition sap of life or energy
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devitrify in CommonParlance
- definition become crystalline
- definition make (glassy materials) brittle or opaque
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devoice in CommonParlance
- definition utter with tense vocal chords
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devoid in CommonParlance
- definition completely wanting or lacking
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devoir in CommonParlance
- definition formal expression of respect
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devolution in CommonParlance
- definition the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
- definition the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
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devolve in CommonParlance
- definition pass on or delegate to another
- definition be inherited by
- definition grow progressively worse
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devolve on in CommonParlance
- definition be contingent on
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devolvement in CommonParlance
- definition the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
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devote in CommonParlance
- definition give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- definition dedicate
- definition set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use
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devoted in CommonParlance
- definition zealous in devotion or affection
- definition (followed by ‘to’) dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use
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devotedly in CommonParlance
- definition with devotion
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devotedness in CommonParlance
- definition feelings of ardent love
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devotee in CommonParlance
- definition an ardent follower and admirer