MACHINATES

Verb

machinates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of machinate

Anagrams

• amasthenic

Source: Wiktionary


MACHINATE

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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