machinate

[ mak-uh-neyt ]

verb (used with or without object)

, mach·i·nat·ed, mach·i·nat·ing.

1. to contrive or plot, especially artfully or with evil purpose:

   to machinate the overthrow of the government.

machinate

/ ˈmæʃ-; ˈmækɪˌneɪt /

verb

1. usually tr to contrive, plan, or devise (schemes, plots, etc)

Derived Forms

• ˈmachiˌnator, noun

Other Words From

• machi·nator noun
• un·machi·nated adjective
• un·machi·nating adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of machinate¹

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin māchinātus, past participle of māchinārī “to invent, contrive, devise artfully”; machine, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of machinate¹

C17: from Latin māchinārī to plan, from māchina machine

Example Sentences

And how does the Memory Machine madly machinate and murmur the answers?

From Project Gutenberg

But we leave the beauteous Kate and her mischief-loving maiden, to plot and machinate against the unsuspecting lover.

From Project Gutenberg