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   contrive

   /kənˈtrʌɪv/

   verb

   • 1. create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice: "his opponents contrived a cabinet crisis" Similar bring aboutengineercause to happenmanufactureorchestratestage-managecreatedeviseconcoctconstructdesignformulateplanwork outthink updream upcome up withfabricateplothatchinformal:wangleset upcook upprocure
   • ▪ manage to do something foolish or create an undesirable situation: "he contrived to flood the flat three times" Similar managefind a wayengineer a wayarrangesucceed ininformal:work itswing itarchaic:compass

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French contreuve-, stressed stem of controver ‘imagine, invent’, from medieval Latin contropare ‘compare’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. contrivable adjective
   • 2. contriver noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   CONTRIVE definition: 1. to arrange a situation or event, or arrange for something to happen, using clever planning: 2…. Learn more.

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   1. a. : devise, plan. contrive ways of handling the situation. The prisoners contrived a way to escape. b. : to form or create in an artistic or ingenious manner. contrived household utensils from stone. Native Americans contrived weapons out of stone, wood, and bone. 2. : to bring about by stratagem or with difficulty : manage.

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   Contrive definition: to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent. See examples of CONTRIVE used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONTRIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone.

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   1. To plan with cleverness or ingenuity; devise: contrive ways to amuse the children. 2. To invent or fabricate, especially by improvisation: contrived a swing from hanging vines. 3. To plan with evil intent; scheme: contrived a plot to seize power. 4. To bring about, as by scheming; manage: somehow contrived to get past the guards unnoticed.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCONTRIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CONTRIVE meaning: 1. to arrange a situation or event, or arrange for something to happen, using clever planning: 2…. Learn more.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › contriveContrive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   When you contrive, you make a plan or a plot. It may take you longer to contrive your way out of doing your homework than would to actually do it. Even though contrive often has a false or cunning feel to it, it is not always a bad thing.