Dictionary Entry
contrive
contrive is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan.
- 2intransitive verb
To make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme; to plot.
- 3verb
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
"excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
- 4verb
put or send forth
"She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"
"The setting sun threw long shadows"
- 5verb
make or work out a plan for; devise
"They contrived to murder their boss"
"design a new sales strategy"
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