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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end
- an e-mail scheme to trick unwary Internet users into disclosing passwords and financial information
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2
a secret plan for accomplishing evil or unlawful ends
- a scheme to kidnap the president's daughter
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3
a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective
- a scheme to upgrade the city's mass transit system
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verbSynonyms of scheme (Entry 2 of 2)
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
- the town inspector had schemed to overlook the contractor's code violations in exchange for a substantial bribe
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The first known use of scheme was circa 1595
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