verb
1.
Synonyms: plot , cogitate, ||collogue, collude, connive, conspire, devise, intrigue, machinate, scheme (out)
Related Word: develop, elaborate, work out
2.
to use ingenuity in making or doing or achieving an end
contrived a useful camp stove from a few bricks and a piece of screen
Synonyms: concoct, cook (up), devise, dream up, formulate, frame, hatch (up), invent, make up, vamp (up)
Related Word: plan, plot, project, scheme; fabricate, fashion, make, manufacture; handle, manipulate, move; rig