Contrive
WordNet
verb
(1) Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
"Excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
(2) 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"
(3) Make or work out a plan for; devise
"They contrived to murder their boss"
"Design a new sales strategy"
"Plan an attack"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Middle English , Old French (French ), from (French ).
Verb
- To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot.
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Modern Library Edition (1995), page 154
- ...I cannot bear the idea of two young women traveling post by themselves. It is highly improper. You must contrive to send somebody.
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Modern Library Edition (1995), page 154
- To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.
- To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.