Contrive — Defs

01 v. t. To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan.

imp. & p. p. Contrived; p. pr. & vb. n. Contriving

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To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan.
“What more likely to contrive this admirable frame of the universe than infinite wisdom.” — Tillotson.

“neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught against his life.” — Hawthorne.

Syn. To invent; discover; plan; design; project; plot; concert; hatch.

02 v. i. To make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme; to plot.

1.
To make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme; to plot.
“The Fates with traitors do contrive.” — Shak.

“Thou hast contrived against th very life Of the defendant.” — Shak.