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Meaning
Verb
●
To
invent
by an
exercise
of
ingenuity
; to devise
●
To
invent
, to make
devices
; to form
designs
especially by improvisation.
●
To project,
cast
, or
set forth
,
as in
a
projection
of light.
●
To
spend
(time, or a period).
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Origin
contrive
English
contreve
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Plan
Scheme
Plot
Hatch
Becast
Cast About
Related
Invent
Devise
Fabricate
Concoct
Formulate
Conspire
Orchestrate
Reinterpret
Propose
Finagle
Engender
Envisage
Assert
Shoehorn
Create
Enact
Portray
Build
Rationalise
Proffer
Perpetrate
Stablish
Creat
Produce
Deliver
Instrument
Misrepresent
Frame
Dream Up
Conjure Up
Think Up
Explain Away
Dredge Up
Cook Up
Store Up
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Rhymes
Five
Wive
Rive
Jive
Dive
I'Ve
Gyve
Hive
Live
Slive
Swive
Skive
Clive
Alive
Chive
Drive
Shrive
Arrive
Strive
Thrive
Revive
Unlive
Belive
Connive
Survive
Contrive
Twenty-Five
Eighty-Five
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