English Explanatory Dictionary

machinate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To devise a plot or secret plan; to conspire.

Pronunciation

/ˈmækɪneɪt/ /ˈmæʃɪneɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-machinate.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-machinate2.wav

Word forms

machinate machinates machinating machinated

Etymology

First attested in 1537; borrowed from Latin machinātus, perfect active participle of machinor (“to invent, devise; to scheme, plot”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from māchina (“machine, contrivance, device, scheme”), an early borrowing from Ancient Greek. See also machine.

Related words

machination machinatrix machine conspire plan plot
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