MACHINATE

conspire, cabal, complot, conjure, machinate

(verb) engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; “They conspired to overthrow the government”

organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate

(verb) arrange by systematic planning and united effort; “machinate a plot”; “organize a strike”; “devise a plan to take over the director’s office”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

machinate (third-person singular simple present machinates, present participle machinating, simple past and past participle machinated)

(ambitransitive) To devise a plot or secret plan; to conspire.

Anagrams

• anathemic

Source: Wiktionary

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Mach"i*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Machinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Machinating.] Etym: [L. machinatus, p. p. of machinari to devise, plot. See Machine.]

Definition: 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.

Mach"i*nate, v. t.

Definition: To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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