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machinate
(encz) | machinate,machinovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Machinate
(gcide) | Machinate \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.
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Machinate
(gcide) | Machinate \Mach"i*nate\, v. t.
To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil.
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machinate
(wn) | machinate
v 1: arrange by systematic planning and united effort;
"machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to
take over the director's office" [syn: organize,
organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate]
2: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear
together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" [syn:
conspire, cabal, complot, conjure, machinate] |
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machinate
(encz) | machinate,machinovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Machinated
(gcide) | Machinate \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.
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machinate
(wn) | machinate
v 1: arrange by systematic planning and united effort;
"machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to
take over the director's office" [syn: organize,
organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate]
2: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear
together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" [syn:
conspire, cabal, complot, conjure, machinate] |
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