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contrive
[ kuhn-trahyv ]
verb (used with object)
- to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent:
The author contrived a clever plot.
Synonyms: ,
- to bring about or effect by a plan, scheme, or the like; manage:
He contrived to gain their votes.
- to plot (evil, treachery, etc.).
Synonyms: ,
verb (used without object)
- to form designs; plan.
- to plot.
Synonyms:
contrive
/ əˈٰɪ /
verb
- tr to manage (something or to do something), esp by means of a trick; engineer
he contrived to make them meet
- tr to think up or adapt ingeniously or elaborately
he contrived a new mast for the boat
- to plot or scheme (treachery, evil, etc)
Derived Forms
- Dzˈٰ, noun
- Dzˈٰ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- Dz·ٰa· adjective
- Dz·ٰİ noun
- cDz·ٰ verb precontrived precontriving
- ܲcDz·ٰiԲ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of contrive1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of contrive1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Her death, largely contrived by Cromwell at the behest of his prince, bookends the 2015 adaptation and opens the 2025 sequel, creating a kind of illusion that the ten years separating them never existed.
While "Backtrack" may be somewhat contrived in its plotting, the jump scares and Brody’s moody performance remain effective.
Bryant didn’t like anything phony, anything contrived, anything that interfered with the serious business of winning a championship.
What is astonishing is that we manage to get invested in her career, despite plotting that goes from cheekily contrived to absurd.
However, the world number 10 will head away from the tournament wondering just how he contrived to lose against Wilson.
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