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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Machinate \Mach"i*nate\, verb (used without an object) [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Machinate \Mach"i*nate\, verb (used with an object) To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
machinate
verb
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}]
2: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" [syn: {conspire}, {cabal}, {complot}, {conjure}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
35 Moby Thesaurus words for "machinate": angle, brew, cabal, cogitate, collude, complot, concoct, connive, conspire, contrive, cook up, countermine, counterplot, devise, engineer, finagle, finesse, frame, frame up, gerrymander, hatch, hatch a plot, hatch up, intrigue, jockey, lay a plot, maneuver, manipulate, operate, play games, plot, pull strings, rig, scheme, wangle
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