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contrive

/k/@/n'tr/aI/v/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

  1. make or work out a plan for; devise

    verb.creation

    Examples
    They contrived to murder their boss.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

    verb.creation

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. put or send forth

    verb.creation

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  5. To make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme; to plot.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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