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con·trive
 contrive
- pronunciation:
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traIv
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verb |
| inflections: |
contrived, contrives, contriving |
| definition: |
to plan in a clever way; invent.
I contrived a surprise birthday party for both of my friends.He contrived a story about what he saw on the way home.- synonyms:
- create, devise, invent
- similar words:
- brew, dream up, imagine, maneuver, plan, scheme, think up
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| related words: |
arrange, calculate, conceive, form, invent, lay, manage, manufacture, think, work |
| derivations: |
contrivable (adj.), contriver (n.) |
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