What does "machinate" mean?
Machinate: To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot. "How long will you machinate!" Sandys.
Additional senses
- 2.To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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