machinate
[ mak-uh-neyt ]
/ ˈmæk əˌneɪt /
verb (used with or without 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.
Origin of machinate
OTHER WORDS FROM machinate
mach·i·na·tor, noun un·mach·i·nat·ed, adjective un·mach·i·nat·ing, adjectiveWords nearby machinate
machicolation,
machida,
machilid,
machilipatnam,
machinable,
machinate,
machination,
machine,
machine bolt,
machine code,
machine finish
Example sentences from the Web for machinate
But we leave the beauteous Kate and her mischief-loving maiden, to plot and machinate against the unsuspecting lover.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2) |John Roby
British Dictionary definitions for machinate
machinate
/ (ˈmækɪˌneɪt, ˈmæʃ-) /
verb
(usually tr)
to contrive, plan, or devise (schemes, plots, etc)
Derived forms of machinate
machinator, nounWord Origin for machinate
C17: from Latin
māchinārī to plan, from
māchina
machine