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machinate

mac·hi·nate

UK/ˈmækɪneɪt/ US/ˈmæʃɪneɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

arrange by systematic planning and united effort

  • “machinate a plot”
  • “organize a strike”
  • “devise a plan to take over the director”
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2.

engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

  • “They conspired to overthrow the government”
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Origin

First attested in 1537; borrowed from Latin machinātus, perfect active participle of machinor (“to invent, devise; to scheme, plot”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from māchina (“machine, contrivance, device, scheme”), an early borrowing from Ancient Greek. See also machine.

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