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   Con·trive

   /kənˈtrīv/

   

   verb

   • 1. create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice: "his opponents contrived a 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: "the poor guy in some way contrived to hang himself" 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

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

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   verb [ T ] us / kənˈtraɪv / uk / kənˈtraɪv / Add to word list. to arrange a situation or event, or arrange for something to happen, using clever planning: Couldn't you contrive a meeting between them? I think they'd really like each other. [ + to infinitive ] Somehow she contrived to get tickets for the concert.

3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncontrive verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   contrive something to succeed in making something happen despite difficulties. I decided to contrive a meeting between the two of them. contrive something to think of or make something, for example a plan or a machine, in a clever way. They contrived a plan to defraud the company.

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   verb. make or work out a plan for; devise. “They contrived to murder their boss” synonyms: design, plan, project. see more. verb. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort. synonyms: devise, excogitate, forge, formulate, invent. see more. verb. put or send forth. synonyms: cast, project, throw. see more.

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

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   2 days ago · 1. (transitive) to manage (something or to do something), esp by means of a trick; engineer. he contrived to make them meet. 2. (transitive) to think up or adapt ingeniously or elaborately. he contrived a new mast for the boat. 3. to plot or scheme ( treachery, evil, etc) Collins English Dictionary.

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

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCONTRIVE definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   4 days ago · 1. (transitive) to manage (something or to do something), esp by means of a trick; engineer. he contrived to make them meet. 2. (transitive) to think up or adapt ingeniously or elaborately. he contrived a new mast for the boat. 3. to plot or scheme ( treachery, evil, etc) Collins English Dictionary.

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   contrive something to think of or make something, for example a plan or a machine, in a skillful way They contrived a plan to defraud the company. See contrive in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: contrive. Definition of contrive verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.