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contrive — early 14c., from O.Fr. controver (Mod.Fr. controuver) to find out, contrive, imagine, from L.L. contropare to compare (via a figure of speech), from L. com with (see COM (Cf. com )) + tropus song, musical mode, from Gk. tropos figure of speech… … Etymology dictionary
contrive — [c]/kənˈtraɪv / (say kuhn truyv) verb (contrived, contriving) –verb (t) 1. to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent. 2. to plot (evil, etc.). 3. to bring about or effect by a device, stratagem, plan, or scheme; manage (to do something). –verb (i) 4 …
