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contrive

English

  1. 🔊 come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
    “excogitate a way to measure the speed of light”
  2. 🔊 put or send forth
    “She threw the flashlight beam into the corner”
  3. 🔊 make or work out a plan for
    “They contrived to murder their boss”

Similar words

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