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machinate
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[mak-uh-neyt] 
əˌneɪt
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object), -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
| to contrive or plot, esp. artfully or with evil purpose: to machinate the overthrow of the government. |
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| mach·i·nate (māk'ə-nāt', māsh'-) v. mach·i·nat·ed, mach·i·nat·ing, mach·i·nates v. tr. To devise (a plot). v. intr. To engage in plotting. [Latin māchinārī, māchināt-, to design, contrive, from māchina, device; see machine.] mach'i·na'tor n. |
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Machinate
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.Machinate
Mach"i*nate\, v. t. To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil.
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