MACHINATE

machinate. Machinate, [ch as k] v.t. to plan, plot, contrive

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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. “How long will you machinate!” Sandys.