'Machinate' definitions:

Definition of 'machinate'

From: WordNet
verb
Arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" [syn: organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate]
verb
Engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" [syn: conspire, cabal, complot, conjure, machinate]

Definition of 'Machinate'

From: GCIDE
  • Machinate \Mach"i*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Machinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Machinating.] [L. machinatus, p. p. of machinari to devise, plot. See Machine.] To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot. "How long will you machinate!" --Sandys. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Machinate'

From: GCIDE
  • Machinate \Mach"i*nate\, v. t. To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil. [1913 Webster]

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