machinate

Meaning

To devise a plot or secret plan; to conspire.

Synonyms

plot

devise

cabal

conjure

complot

conspire

organise

prepare

scheme

contrive

get up

organize

manipulate

intrigue

use trickery

chicane

collogue

concoct

jockey

set up

trump

wangle

pull wires

Translations

maquinar

intrigare

macchinare

cospirare

complottare

intrigar

organizzare

machiner

intrigieren

comploter

organiser

escogitare

σκευωρώ

konkelen

organizar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmækɪneɪt/

Etymology

First attested in 1537; borrowed from Latin machinātus, perfect active participle of machinor (“to invent, devise; to scheme, plot”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from māchina (“machine, contrivance, device, scheme”), an early borrowing from Ancient Greek. See also machine.