I . v. a.
Devise, plan, design, invent, project, hatch, brew, form, frame, concoct, fall upon, hit upon, strike out, chalk out.
II . v. n.
1.
Scheme, plot, plan, consider, set one's wits to work, rack one's brains, cudget one's brains, strain one's invention, cast about.
2.
Manage, make out.