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Definition of contrive
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Contrive
(v. t.) To form by an
exercise
of
ingenuity;
to
devise;
to
invent;
to
design;
to plan.
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Seek-sorrow
::
Seek-sorrow
(n.) One who
contrives
to give
himself
vexation.
Plan
::
Plan (v. t.) To
scheme;
to
devise;
to
contrive;
to form in
design;
as, to plan the
conquest
of a
country..
Catchpenny
::
Catchpenny
(a.) Made or
contrived
for
getting
small sums of money from the
ignorant
or
unwary;
as, a
catchpenny
book; a
catchpenny
show..
Timbered
::
Timbered
(a.)
Built;
formed;
contrived.
Concerted
::
Concerted
(a.)
Mutually
contrived
or
planned;
agreed
on; as,
concerted
schemes,
signals..
Sackbut
::
Sackbut
(n.) A brass wind
instrument,
like a bass
trumpet,
so
contrived
that it can be
lengthened
or
shortened
according
to the tone
required;
-- said to be the same as the
trombone..
Machinate
::
Machinate
(v. t.) To
contrive,
as a plot; to plot; as, to
machinate
evil..
Imagine
::
Imagine
(v. t.) To
contrive
in
purpose;
to
scheme;
to
devise;
to
compass;
to
purpose.
See
Compass,
v. t., 5..
Contriver
::
Contriver
(n.) One who
contrives,
devises,
plans,
or
schemas..
Carve
::
Carve (v. t.) To lay out; to
contrive;
to
design;
to plan.
Brew
::
Brew (v. t.) To
foment
or
prepare,
as by
brewing;
to
contrive;
to plot; to
concoct;
to
hatch;
as, to brew
mischief..
Fudge
::
Fudge (v. t.) To make up; to
devise;
to
contrive;
to
fabricate.
Catch
::
Catch (n.) A
humorous
canon or
round,
so
contrived
that the
singers
catch up each
other's
words..
Resonator
::
Resonator
(n.)
Anything
which
resounds;
specifically,
a
vessel
in the form of a
cylinder
open at one end, or a
hollow
ball of brass with two
apertures,
so
contrived
as to
greatly
intensify
a
musical
tone by its
resonance.
It is used for the study and
analysis
of
complex
sounds..
Figure
::
Figure
(v. t.) To
calculate;
to
contrive;
to
scheme;
as, he is
figuring
to
secure
the
nomination..
Invent
::
Invent
(v. t.) To
discover,
as by study or
inquiry;
to find out; to
devise;
to
contrive
or
produce
for the first time; --
applied
commonly
to the
discovery
of some
serviceable
mode,
instrument,
or
machine..
Father
::
Father
(n.) One who, or that
which,
gives
origin;
an
originator;
a
producer,
author,
or
contriver;
the first to
practice
any art,
profession,
or
occupation;
a
distinguished
example
or
teacher..
Artless
::
Artless
(a.)
Contrived
without
skill or art;
inartistic.
Claptrap
::
Claptrap
(a.)
Contrived
for the
purpose
of
making
a show, or
gaining
applause;
deceptive;
unreal..
Getterup
::
Getterup
(n.) One who
contrives,
makes,
or
arranges
for,
anything,
as a book, a
machine,
etc..
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