contrive

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Synonyms: contrite, conceive, contrived, connive, contrist, convive, outrive, conative, costive, contriver, contline

Antonyms: contrite, conceive, contrived, connive, contrist, convive, outrive, conative, costive, contriver, contline

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Verb

1. To [[invent]] by an [[exercise]] of [[ingeniosity]]; to [[devise]]
2. To [[invent]], to make [[device]]s; to form [[design]]s especially by [[improvisation]].
3. To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.
4. {{lb|en|obsolete|transitive}} To [[spend]] (time, or a period).

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