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Verb.

[

imp. & p. p.

Machinated

;

p. pr. & vb. n.

Machinating

[L.

machinatus

, p. p. of

machinari

to devise, plot. See

To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot.

“How long will you machinate!”

Sandys.

Verb.

To contrive, as a plot; to plot;

as, to

machinate

evil

Verb.

[L. machinor.]

To plan; to contrive; to form a scheme.