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Definition of Contrive

Contrive
Contrive Con*trive", v. i. To make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme; to plot. The Fates with traitors do contrive. --Shak. Thou hast contrived against th very life Of the defendant. --Shak.
Contrive
Contrive Con*trive", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contrived; p. pr. & vb. n. Contriving.] [OE. contriven, contreven, controven, to invent, OF. controver, contruver; con- + trouver to find. See Troubadour, trover.] To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan. What more likely to contrive this admirable frame of the universe than infinite wisdom. --Tillotson. neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught against his life. --Hawthorne. Syn: To invent; discover; plan; design; project; plot; concert; hatch.

Meaning of Contrive from wikipedia

- Contrive are a heavy metal band from Melbourne, Australia formed in 1999. Their musical style has been compared to that of Sepultura. The band consists...
- G. Wells (1913). Little Wars. Frank Palmer Publishing. We did at last contrive to do so ; we invented what we call the melee, and our revised rules in...
- Netherlands, and Indonesia) is derived from the Latin words ingeniare ("to contrive, devise") and ingenium ("cleverness"). The foundational qualifications...
- not leave Triple J by his choosing. Haug also plays drums with outfit Contrive, which also features his identical twin brother Paul Haug on lead vocals/guitar...
- the bed on which lie his wife and her lover. She notices his foot and contrives a story to prove her innocence. Persian illustration of the Kalileh and...
- the strike (also shepherd the strike or farm the bowling) of a batter, contrive to receive the majority of the balls bowled, usually because they are the...
- film 2015 The Royals Zoe Episode: "Taint Not Thy Mind, Nor Let Thy Soul Contrive Against Thy Mother" 2017 Doctor Who Polly Episode: "Twice Upon a Time"...
- Sinclair’s house never got to Scotland Yard as intended. Cambridge Police contrive James's resignation. John receives a cryptic phone call from James, leading...
- enemies who would see her ruined. Mara bends tradition to suit her needs by contriving a way to recruit grey warriors — the former soldiers of fallen Houses...
- Bradshaw, Peter (22 May 2024). "Parthenope reviewPaolo Sorrentino contrives a facile, bikini-clad self-parody". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 May 2024...