contrive

Definition of contrive

Verbs

make or work out a plan for; devise
"They contrived to murder their boss"
Synonyms:
design, plan, project
Types:
plot
devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)
concert
contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement
map, map out
plan, delineate, or arrange in detail
Type of:
create by mental act, create mentally
create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
Synonyms:
devise, excogitate, forge, formulate, invent
Type of:
create by mental act, create mentally
create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
put or send forth
Synonyms:
cast, project, throw
Types:
shoot
send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
Type of:
direct, send
cause to go somewhere

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