v. Function: verb
1
Synonyms: PLOT , cogitate, ||collogue, collude, connive, conspire, devise, intrigue, machinate, scheme (out)
Related Words: develop, elaborate, work out
2 to use ingenuity in making or doing or achieving an end FF1C; contrived a useful camp stove from a few bricks and a piece of screen FF1E;
Synonyms: concoct, cook (up), devise, dream up, formulate, frame, hatch (up), invent, make up, vamp (up)
Related Words: plan, plot, project, scheme; fabricate, fashion, make, manufacture; handle, manipulate, move; rig