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contrive


verb
1. make or work out a plan for;
devise (Freq. 1)
- They contrived to murder their boss
- design a new sales strategy
- plan an attack
Syn:
plan, project, design
Derivationally related forms:
design (for: design), contriver, project (for: project), plan (for: plan), planner (for: plan), planning (for: plan)
Hypernyms:
create by mental act, create mentally
Hyponyms:
plot, concert, map, map out
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- They contrive to move
2. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort (Freq. 1)
- excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
Syn:
invent, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge
Derivationally related forms:
formula (for: formulate), formulation (for: formulate), excogitation (for: excogitate), excogitator (for: excogitate), deviser (for: devise), devising (for: devise), devisal (for: devise), contrivance, inventive (for: invent), invention (for: invent), inventor (for: invent)
Hypernyms:
create by mental act, create mentally
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Did he contrive his major works over a short period of time?
3. put or send forth
- She threw the flashlight beam into the corner
- The setting sun threw long shadows
- cast a spell
- cast a warm light
Syn:
project, cast, throw
Derivationally related forms:
cast (for: cast)
Hypernyms:
send, direct
Hyponyms:
shoot
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

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