machinate
[ mak-uh-neyt ]
/ Ë?mæk əˌneɪt /
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verb (used with or without object), mach·i·nat·ed, mach·i·nat·ing.
to contrive or plot, especially artfully or with evil purpose: to machinate the overthrow of the government.
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Origin of machinate
OTHER WORDS FROM machinate
mach·i·na·tor, nounun·mach·i·nat·ed, adjectiveun·mach·i·nat·ing, adjectiveWords nearby machinate
machicolation, Machida, machilid, Machilipatnam, machinable, machinate, machination, machine, machine bolt, machine code, machine finish
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How to use machinate in a sentence
And how does the Memory Machine madly machinate and murmur the answers?
The Electronic Mind Reader|John BlaineBut we leave the beauteous Kate and her mischief-loving maiden, to plot and machinate against the unsuspecting lover.
British Dictionary definitions for machinate
machinate
/ (Ë?mækɪˌneɪt, Ë?mæÊ?-) /
verb
(usually tr) to contrive, plan, or devise (schemes, plots, etc)
Derived forms of machinate
machinator, nounWord Origin for machinate
C17: from Latin mÄ?chinÄ?rÄ« to plan, from mÄ?china machine
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