əˌneɪt verb (used without object), verb (used with 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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machinate (ˈmækɪˌneɪt, ˈmæʃ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (usually tr) to contrive, plan, or devise (schemes, plots, etc) | |
| [C17: from Latin māchinārī to plan, from māchina | |
| 'machinator | |
| —n | |
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Machinate
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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machinate
c.1600, from L. machinat-, pp. stem of machinari (see machination). Related: Machinating.
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