| 单词 | machinate |
| 释义 | machinate[ mak-uh-neyt ] / ˈmæk əˌneɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR machinate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with or without object), mach·i·nat·ed, mach·i·nat·ing.to contrive or plot, especially artfully or with evil purpose: to machinate the overthrow of the government. Origin of machinateFirst recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin māchinātus, past participle of māchinārī “to invent, contrive, devise artfully”; see origin at machine, -ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM machinatemach·i·na·tor, nounun·mach·i·nat·ed, adjectiveun·mach·i·nat·ing, adjectiveWords nearby machinatemachicolation, Machida, machilid, Machilipatnam, machinable, machinate, machination, machine, machine bolt, machine code, machine finish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for machinate
British Dictionary definitions for machinatemachinate / (ˈmækɪˌneɪt, ˈmæʃ-) / verb(usually tr) to contrive, plan, or devise (schemes, plots, etc) Derived forms of machinatemachinator, nounWord Origin for machinateC17: from Latin māchinārī to plan, from māchina machine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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