Machinate

English

Etymology

< Latin machinatus, pp. of machinari (“‘to contrive, plan, devise, plot, scheme’”) < machina (“‘a machine, contrivance, device, scheme’”); see machine.

Verb

Infinitive to Machinate

Third person singular machinat

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle ing

to Machinate (third-person singular simple present machinat, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)

1. (transitive or intransitive) To devise, with others, a plot or secret plan; to conspire.

Related terms

• machine
• machination

See also

• plot
• conspire
• plan

External links

• Machinate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Machinate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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