Contrive Definition
kən-trīv
contrived, contrives, contriving
verb
contrived, contrives, contriving
To think up; devise; scheme; plan.
To contrive a way to help.
Webster's New World
To construct skillfully or ingeniously; fabricate.
Webster's New World
To form plans; scheme.
Webster's New World
To bring about, as by a scheme; manage.
He contrived to get in.
Webster's New World
To scheme for evil purposes.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Contrive
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Middle English contreven from Old French controver contreuv- from Medieval Latin contropāre to compare Latin com- com- Latin tropus turn, manner, style (from Greek tropos trep- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English contreve (“to invent”), from Old French controver (French controuver), from trover (“to find”) (French trouver).
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