machinate
[verb]
Synonyms: engineer, finagle, maneuver, wangle, plot, cogitate, collogue, collude, connive, conspire, contrive, devise, intrigue, scheme (out)

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machinate verb. ['makɪneɪt, 'maʃ-] Pa. pple -ated, (earlier) -ate. L16.
[Latin machinat- pa. ppl stem of machinari, from machina MACHINE noun: see -ATE³.]
1. verb trans. Contrive, plan, plot, (usu. in a bad sense). Now rare. L16.

2. verb intrans. Lay plots; intrigue, scheme. E17.

■ machinating ppl adjective that machinates; given to scheming: M18.

■ machinator noun a person who machinates; an intriguer, a plotter, a schemer: E17.

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