|
machinate vt.
vi. 圖謀,策劃 圖謀,策劃 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" [ synonym: { organize}, { organise}, { prepare}, { devise}, { get up}, { machinate}] 2: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; " They conspired to overthrow the government" [ synonym: { conspire}, { cabal}, { complot}, { conjure}, { machinate}] 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. [ 1913 Webster]
Machinate \ Mach" i* nate\, v. t. To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil. [ 1913 Webster] 35 Moby Thesaurus words for " machinate": angle, brew, cabal, cogitate, collude, complot, concoct, connive, conspire, contrive, cook up, countermine, counterplot, devise, engineer, finagle, finesse, frame, frame up, gerrymander, hatch, hatch a plot, hatch up, intrigue, jockey, lay a plot, maneuver, manipulate, operate, play games, plot, pull strings, rig, scheme, wangle |
安裝中文字典英文字典查詢工具!
中文字典英文字典工具:
英文字典中文字典相關資料:
|