English to English
contrive
(k/@/n'tr/aI/v
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verb (v)
- come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort(verb.creation)source: wordnet30
- To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan.(verb)source: webster1913
- To make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme; to plot.(verb)source: webster1913