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Meaning of 'contrive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Contrive [ v. i.]
- To make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme; to plot.
2 . Contrive [ v. t.]
- To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan.

Meaning of 'contrive' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . contrive [ v]
Meaning (1):
- put or send forth
Example in sentence:
  • cast a spell;
  • cast a warm light;
  • She threw the flashlight beam into the corner;
  • The setting sun threw long shadows
Meaning (2):
- make or work out a plan for; devise
Example in sentence:
  • design a new sales strategy;
  • plan an attack;
  • They contrived to murder their boss
Meaning (3):
- come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
Example in sentence:
  • excogitate a way to measure the speed of light

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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