mach|i|nate

mach|i|nate
mach|i|nate «MAK uh nayt», intransitive verb, transitive verb, -nat|ed, -nat|ing.
to contrive or devise artfully or with evil purpose; plot; intrigue.
[< Latin māchinārī (with English -ate1) < māchina; see etym. under machine (Cf.machine)]

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  • mach — cen·tau·ro·mach·ia; he·re·si·mach; log·o·mach·ic; ly·si·mach·ia; mach·ae·rid·ia; mach·air; mach; mach·i·a·vel; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ism; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ist; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; mach·i·a·vel·lic; mach·i·a·vel·lism; mach·i·nate;… …   English syllables

  • machinate — mach·i·nate …   English syllables

  • machinate — mach•i•nate [[t]ˈmæk əˌneɪt, ˈmæʃ ə [/t]] v. i. v. t. nat•ed, nat•ing to plot, esp. with malevolent purpose • Etymology: 1590–1600; < L māchinātus, ptp. of māchinārī to invent, devise artfully mach′i•na tor, n …   From formal English to slang

  • 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;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Machinate — Mach i*nate, v. t. To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Machinated — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Machinating — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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