devise

(v) - To devise something is to plan or invent a new way of doing it.

• Synonyms: dream up, form, formulate, invent, come up with, imagine, figure out
• Antonyms: borrow, steal
• Etymology: Early 13th Century Latin, from dividere meaning "to divide," which comes from de- meaning "down, away from," +  root of viere meaning "to bind, twist"
• Example: Farmers in the Midwest had to devise more efficient methods of harvesting their crops in order to make more money.