machinate

英 ['mækɪneɪt; 'mæʃ-] 美
  • vi. 策划;图谋不轨
  • vt. 策划;图谋

英文词源


machinate (v.)
"lay plots, intrigue," c. 1600, a back-formation from machination, or else from Latin machinatus, past participle of machinari (see machination). Related: Machinated; machinating; machinator.

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