con•trive
Pronunciation: (kun-tr?v'), [key] ? v., -trived, -triv•ing.
?v.t. - to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent: The author contrived a clever plot.
- to bring about or effect by a plan, scheme, or the like; manage: He contrived to gain their votes.
- to plot (evil, treachery, etc.).
?v.i. - to form designs; plan.
- to plot.
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