Machinate Definition

măkə-nāt, măsh-
machinated, machinates, machinating
verb
machinated, machinates, machinating
To devise, plan, or plot artfully, esp. with evil intent.
Webster's New World
To scheme or plot.
American Heritage
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Origin of Machinate

  • From Latin machinatus, past participle of machinari (“to contrive, plan, devise, plot, scheme"), from machina (“a machine, contrivance, device, scheme"); see machine.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin māchinārī māchināt- to design, contrive from māchina device machine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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