machinate

machinate is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 18 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot.
2. transitive verb. To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil.
3. verb. engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

   "They conspired to overthrow the government"

   Synonyms: cabal, complot, conjure, conspire

4. verb. arrange by systematic planning and united effort

   "machinate a plot"

   "organize a strike"

   Synonyms: devise, organise, organize, prepare

Synonyms

cabal, complot, conjure, conspire, devise, organise, organize, prepare

Common word forms

machinated, machinates, machinating

Words from these letters

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