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contriver
Variant of contrive
transitive verb contrived, contriving
- to think up; devise; scheme; plan: to contrive a way to help
- to construct skillfully or ingeniously; fabricate
- to bring about, as by a scheme; manage: he contrived to get in
- to scheme for evil purposes
intransitive verb
to form plans; scheme
Related Forms:
- contrivable adjective
- contriver noun
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