Dictionary Entry
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
- 1intransitive verb
To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot.
- 2transitive verb
To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil.
- 3verb
engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
"They conspired to overthrow the government"
- 4verb
arrange by systematic planning and united effort
"machinate a plot"
"organize a strike"
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