Main Entry:

con·trive

Pronunciation:

\kən-ˈtrīv\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

con·trived; con·triv·ing

Etymology:

Middle English controven, contreven, from Anglo-French controver, contrever, from Medieval Latin contropare to compare, from Latin com- + Vulgar Latin *tropare to compose, find — more at troubador

Date:

14th century

transitive verb1 a: devise, plan <contrive ways of handling the situation> b: to form or create in an artistic or ingenious manner <contrived household utensils from stone>2: to bring about by stratagem or with difficulty : manage <he contrived to win their support>intransitive verb: to make schemes

— con·triv·er noun