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  Contrive \Con*trive"\ (k[o^]n*tr[imac]v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Contrived; p. pr. & vb. n. Contriving.] [OE. contriven,
     contreven, controven, to invent, OF. controver, contruver;
     con- + trouver to find. See Troubadour, trover.]
     To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to
     design; to plan.
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           What more likely to contrive this admirable frame of
           the universe than infinite wisdom.       --Tillotson.
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           neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught
           against his life.                        --Hawthorne.
  
     Syn: To invent; discover; plan; design; project; plot;
          concert; hatch.
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  Contrive \Con*trive"\, v. i.
     To make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme; to
     plot.
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           The Fates with traitors do contrive.     --Shak.
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           Thou hast contrived against th very life
           Of the defendant.                        --Shak.
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  Contrive \Con*trive"\, v. i.
     To make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme; to
     plot.
  
           The Fates with traitors do contrive.     --Shak.
  
           Thou hast contrived against th very life Of the
           defendant.                               --Shak.

  Contrive \Con*trive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contrived; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Contriving.] [OE. contriven, contreven, controven,
     to invent, OF. controver, contruver; con- + trouver to find.
     See Troubadour, trover.]
     To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to
     design; to plan.
  
           What more likely to contrive this admirable frame of
           the universe than infinite wisdom.       --Tillotson.
  
           neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught
           against his life.                        --Hawthorne.
  
     Syn: To invent; discover; plan; design; project; plot;
          concert; hatch.

  contrive
       v 1: make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to
            murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan
            an attack" [syn: plan, project, design]
       2: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or
          priciple) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to
          measure the speed of light" [syn: invent, devise, excogitate,
           formulate, forge]
       3: put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the
          corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a
          spell"; "cast a warm light" [syn: project, cast, throw]

  contrive
     vb.
     To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise

  contrive
     vb.
     To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise

  contrive
     vb.
     To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise

  contrive
     vb.
     To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise

  contrive
     Englanti vb.
     keksiä, suunnitella, muodostaa

  contrive
     Engelska vb.
     hitta på, tänka ut

  Contrive /kəntɹˈaɪv/
  دبّر

  contrive //kənˈtɹaɪv// 
  1. замислям
  To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
  2. изобретявам
  To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation

  contrive /kəntɹˈaɪv/ 
  vymyslet

  contrive /kəntɹˈaɪv/ 
  dokázat

  contrive /kəntɹˈaɪv/ 
  osnovat

  contrive /kəntɹˈaɪv/ 
  zinscenovat

  contrive /kəntɹˈaɪv/ 
  zvládnout

  contrive /kəntɹˈaɪv/ 
  entwerfen, entwickeln, erfinden, ersinnen 
   see: contriving, contrived, contrives, contrived
  

  contrive /kəntɹˈaɪv/ 
  veranstalten 
     Synonyms: organize, organise, prepare
  
   see: organizing, organising, contriving, preparing, organized, organised contrived, prepared, organizes, organises, contrives, prepares, organized, organised, contrived, prepared
  

  contrive /kəntɹˈaɪv/
  
  εφευρίσκω

  contrive //kənˈtɹaɪv// 
  1. suunnitella
  To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
  2. improvisoida, keksiä
  To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation
  3. heittää
  To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light

  contrive /kəntɹˈaɪv/ 
  1. युक्ति~निकालना
        "He can contrive a means of escape from the prison."
        "They contrived to murder their boss."

  contrive /kəntɹˈaɪv/
  izmisliti, pronaći

  contrive /kənˈtraɪv/ 
   1.  a. zdołać
   b.
        "I contrived to escape"  - zdołałem uciec
   2.  aranżować, wymyślać

  contrive //kənˈtɹaɪv// 
  tänka ut
  To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot

  contrive /kəntɹˈaɪv/
  1. kurmak, tertip etmek, düşünmek, icat etmek, yolunu bulmak, bir yol aramak. contrive to do uydurmak, becermek, başarmak. contrived  yapmacık, suni.

  
/kənˈtɹaɪv/

  138 Moby Thesaurus words for "contrive":
     angle, arrange, be so, be such, beget, breed, bring, bring forth,
     bring into being, bring on, calculate, call forth, call into being,
     cast, clear, clear the hurdle, cogitate, coin, collogue, collude,
     come along, come on, come out, come through, conceive, concert,
     concoct, connive, conspire, cook up, cut out, cut the mustard,
     design, develop, devise, discover, draw down, draw on, dream up,
     effect, elaborate, elicit, engender, engineer, evoke, evolve,
     fabricate, fare, fashion, figure, finagle, forecast, formulate,
     frame, generate, gerrymander, get, get along, get by, get on,
     give being to, give rise to, go along, go on, hack it, handle,
     hatch, hatch up, improvise, induce, inspire, instigate, intend,
     intrigue, invent, jockey, lay plans, lead, machinate, make,
     make a projection, make arrangements, make do with, make it,
     make out, make the grade, make up, manage, manage somehow,
     maneuver, manipulate, manufacture, mature, methodize, mint,
     motivate, move, muddle through, negotiate, obtain, organize,
     originate, play games, plot, prearrange, procreate, procure,
     program, project, provoke, pull strings, put over, put through,
     rationalize, rig, schedule, schematize, scheme, scrape along,
     set up, shape, shape up, spawn, stack up, strike out, succeed in,
     superinduce, swing, swing the deal, systematize, think out,
     think up, turn out, vamp up, wangle, work out, work up,
     worry along
  
  

  v. 发明,设计,图谋;

     vt.
     vi. 发明,设计,图谋