Hypertext Webster Gateway: "machinate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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; to plot. ``How long will
you machinate!'' --Sandys.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Machinate \Mach"i*nate\, v. t.
To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
machinate
v 1: arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate
a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take
over the director's office" [syn: {organize}, {organise},
{prepare}, {devise}, {get up}]
2: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear
together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"
[syn: {conspire}, {cabal}, {complot}, {conjure}]
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