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machinate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of machinate

1 to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends

a trio of courtiers who were discovered to be machinating against the queen

Synonyms of machinate

collude, compass, connive, conspire, contrive, intrigue, plot, put up, scheme

Words Related to machinate

brew, concoct, cook (up), devise, hatch

engineer, jockey, maneuver, manipulate

design, frame, lay out, map, plan, shape

2 to plan out usually with subtle skill or care

the hackers machinated a way to steal credit numbers from the company's Web site

Synonyms of machinate

contrive, engineer, finagle, finesse, frame, maneuver, manipulate, mastermind, negotiate, wangle

Words Related to machinate

arrange, concert, conclude, hammer out, work out

angle (for), compass, intrigue, plot, scheme

brew, concoct, cook (up), hatch

captain, command, conduct, direct, handle, manage, quarterback, run

Near Antonyms of machinate

blow, bobble, botch, bungle, butcher, flub, fumble, gum (up), louse up, mangle, mess (up), mishandle, muff

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