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"Contrive" Definition

verb-transitive

To bring about, as by scheming; manage: somehow contrived to get past the guards unnoticed.
To invent or fabricate, especially by improvisation: contrived a swing from hanging vines.
To plan with cleverness or ingenuity; devise: contrive ways to amuse the children.
To plan with evil intent; scheme: contrived a plot to seize power.

verb-intransitive

To form plans or schemes.

verb

To make schemes.
To form or create in an artistic or ingenious manner .
To bring about by stratagem or with difficulty .
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