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machinate

[ mak-uh-neyt ]
/ ˈmæk əˌneɪt /
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verb (used with or without object), mach·i·nat·ed, mach·i·nat·ing.
to contrive or plot, especially artfully or with evil purpose: to machinate the overthrow of the government.
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Origin of machinate

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin māchinātus, past participle of māchinārī “to invent, contrive, devise artfully”; see origin at machine, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM machinate

mach·i·na·tor, nounun·mach·i·nat·ed, adjectiveun·mach·i·nat·ing, adjective

Words nearby machinate

machicolation, Machida, machilid, Machilipatnam, machinable, machinate, machination, machine, machine bolt, machine code, machine finish
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Words related to machinate

cogitate, collude, connive, conspire, contrive, design, devise, engineer, finagle, hatch, intrigue, invent, plan, promote, scheme, wangle, come up with, play games, pull strings, trump up

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British Dictionary definitions for machinate

machinate
/ (ˈmækɪˌneɪt, ˈmæʃ-) /
verb
(usually tr) to contrive, plan, or devise (schemes, plots, etc)

Derived forms of machinate

machinator, noun

Word Origin for machinate

C17: from Latin māchinārī to plan, from māchina machine
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