Hypertext Webster Gateway: "machination"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Machination \Mach`i*na"tion\, n. [L. machinatio: cf. F.
machination.]
1. The act of machinating. --Shak.
2. That which is devised; a device; a hostile or treacherous
scheme; an artful design or plot.
Devilish machinations come to naught. --Milton.
His ingenious machinations had failed. --Macaulay.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
machination
n : covert and involved plotting to achieve your ends [syn: {intrigue}]
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