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English Dictionary: machinate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for machinate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
machinate v arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" Synonym(s): organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" Synonym(s): conspire, cabal, complot, conjure, machinate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Machinate \Mach"inate\, v. t. To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate* evil.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Machinate \Mach"i*nate\, v. i. [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. [bd]How long will you machinate![b8] --Sandys.