machinate

American  

[mak-uh-neyt] / ˈmæk əˌneɪt /

verb (used with or without object)

machinated, machinating

1. to contrive or plot, especially artfully or with evil purpose.

   to machinate the overthrow of the government.

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machinate British  

/ ˈmæʃ-, ˈmækɪˌneɪt /

verb

1. (usually tr) to contrive, plan, or devise (schemes, plots, etc)

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Other Word Forms

• machinator noun
• unmachinated adjective
• unmachinating adjective

Etymology

Origin of machinate

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin māchinātus, past participle of māchinārī “to invent, contrive, devise artfully”; machine, -ate ¹