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   Mach·i·nate

   /ˈmakəˌnāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. engage in plots and intrigues; scheme: "he machinated against other bishops"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Latin machinat- ‘contrived’, from machinari ‘contrive’, from machina (see machine).

   Derivatives

   • 1. machinator noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • H

     4

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

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