What does Machinate mean?
Definitions for Machinate
ˈmæk əˌneɪt, ˈmæʃ ə-machi·nate
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Princeton's WordNet
organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinateverb
arrange by systematic planning and united effort
"machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
conspire, cabal, complot, conjure, machinateverb
engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
"They conspired to overthrow the government"
Wiktionary
machinateverb
(transitive or intransitive) To devise, with others, a plot or secret plan; to conspire.
Etymology: From machinatus, past participle of machinari, from machina; see machine.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To MACHINATEverb
To plan; to contrive.
Etymology: machinor, Latin; machiner, Fr.
ChatGPT
machinate
To machinate means to scheming or plotting, especially to achieve a specific goal by elaborate and secret means. It often refers to the act of planning or plotting something for malicious or deceitful purposes.
Webster Dictionary
Machinateverb
to plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot
Machinateverb
to contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil
Etymology: [L. machinatus, p. p. of machinari to devise, plot. See Machine.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Machinate
mak′i-nāt, v.t. to contrive skilfully: to form a plot or scheme, esp. for doing harm.—ns. Machinā′tion, act of machinating or contriving a scheme for carrying out some purpose, esp. an evil one: an artful design or plot: Mach′inator, one who machinates. [L. machināri, -ātus—machĭna.]
Editors Contribution
Machinate
Shenanigans-
the ignorant fell for the shenanigans of a group
Submitted by Lighthouse21 on March 23, 2018
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Machinate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Machinate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- دبر مكيدةArabic
- machinateCzech
- machinateDanish
- machinierenGerman
- μηχανώμαιGreek
- intrigarSpanish
- ماشینکاریPersian
- vehkeilläFinnish
- machinerFrench
- कपट-प्रबंध करनाHindi
- áskálódikHungarian
- machinateIndonesian
- macchinareItalian
- machinateHebrew
- 機械工Japanese
- ತಿರುಗಿಸುKannada
- 꾸미다Korean
- machinateLatin
- konkelenDutch
- machinateNorwegian
- intrygowaćPolish
- maquinarPortuguese
- uneltiRomanian
- интриговатьRussian
- intrigeraSwedish
- சதி வேலை செய்Tamil
- machinateTelugu
- คบคิดกันThai
- kumpas kurmakTurkish
- маніпулюватиUkrainian
- مشینیUrdu
- âm mưuVietnamese
- מאַשיןYiddish
- machinateChinese
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