Meaning of MACHINATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'maku`neyt
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- [v] engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"
- [v] arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
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| | Synonyms: | | cabal, complot, conjure, conspire, devise, get up, organise, organize, prepare |
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| | See Also: | | coconspire, initiate, lay, mount, pioneer, plot, put on, sandwich, set up, spatchcock | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Mach"i*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Machinated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Machinating}.] [L. machinatus, p. p. of
machinari to devise, plot. See {Machine}.]
To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose
of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot. ``How long will
you machinate!'' --Sandys.
\Mach"i*nate\, v. t.
To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil.
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| | Related Terms: | | angle, brew, cabal, cogitate, collude, complot, concoct, connive, conspire, contrive, cook up, countermine, counterplot, devise, engineer, finagle, finesse, frame, frame up, gerrymander, hatch, hatch a plot, hatch up, intrigue, jockey, lay a plot, maneuver, manipulate, operate, play games, plot, pull strings, rig, scheme, wangle |
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